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May 11th through May 12th Due May 17th

Quiz by Chelsea Woelfler

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  • Q1
    In centipedes, the "fangs" are what type of structure?
    maxilla
    modified mouthparts
    modified legs
    mandibles
    30s
  • Q2
    Blister beetles have what substance in their bodies that can be toxic to livestock?
    cantharadin
    chitin
    resilin
    serotonin
    30s
  • Q3
    What order of insects is generally considered most important from a medical and veterinary standpoint?
    Zoraptera
    Hymenoptera
    Pthiraptera
    Diptera
    30s
  • Q4
    Honey bees are valuable agricultural pollinators worth an estimated ____ annually in the United States.
    $25 Million
    $7.5 Billion
    $15 Billion
    $98.8 Million
    30s
  • Q5
    Dichotomous keys are primarily based on differences and similarities in insect ____________.
    pest status
    physiology
    morphology
    behavior
    30s
  • Q6
    If an insect is described as having haustellate mouthparts, it means that the insect consumes _____________.
    solid food
    grasses only
    blood only
    liquid food
    30s
  • Q7
    Numerous families in the order ___________ can transmit plant diseases with their piercing-sucking mouthparts
    Hemiptera
    Plecoptera
    Strepsiptera
    Psocodea
    30s
  • Q8
    How many abdominal segments are found in a typical insect?
    12 or 13
    more than 15
    6 to 11
    less than 5
    30s
  • Q9
    Imaginal discs are best described as:
    control centers for embryonic development
    vestigal reproductive organs.
    groups of undifferentiated cells.
    underdeveloped legs and wings
    30s
  • Q10
    Widely used pesticides that have been in the spotlight recently for being toxic to honey bees include _____________________.
    neem oil
    spinosyns
    diamides
    neonicotinoids
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the function of an aeropyle of an insect's egg?
    absorb moisture
    prevent water loss
    gas exchange
    excrete nitrogenous wastes
    30s
  • Q12
    Malaria was eradicated in the U.S. in the mid 20th century in part because of the widespread use of _________.
    Deet
    Sevin
    Malathion
    DDT
    30s
  • Q13
    What was a major arthropod borne disease that resulted in great losses for Napoleon on his campaign to Russia?
    epidemic typhus fever
    malaria
    yellow fever
    plague
    30s
  • Q14
    The state insect of Texas is the __________________.
    lady bird beetle
    monarch butterfly
    Texas checkered spot butterfly
    honey bee
    30s
  • Q15
    An apodeme could NOT be described as ______________.
    a flexible joint in the exoskeleton.
    an internal ridge of the exoskeleton.
    a brace to strengthen the exoskeleton.
    a point of attachment for muscles.
    30s

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