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True insects have three body segments: the head, the thorax, and what third segment? |
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| | A) | tail |
| | B) | leg units |
| | C) | abdomen |
| | D) | pupa |
| | E) | stadia |
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2 | |
The study of the science of insects is given what name? |
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| | A) | arthropology |
| | B) | insectology |
| | C) | parasitology |
| | D) | entomology |
| | E) | brachiopology |
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3 | |
Insects that undergo a complete metamorphosis go through which of the following stages in order? |
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| | A) | egg, larva, pupa, adult |
| | B) | pupa, larva, adult |
| | C) | larva, egg, pupa, adult |
| | D) | pupa, egg, adult |
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4 | |
In the seven basic levels of classification, which of the following units is higher (or more inclusive) on the scale? |
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| | A) | order |
| | B) | class |
| | C) | family |
| | D) | species |
| | E) | genus |
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5 | |
Insects are from what phylum in taxonomy? |
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| | A) | Arthropoda |
| | B) | Chordata |
| | C) | Platyhelminthes |
| | D) | Nemahelminthes |
| | E) | Diptera |
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6 | |
Which of the following is an insect product that is viewed as beneficial to humans? |
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| | A) | beeswax |
| | B) | silk |
| | C) | shellac |
| | D) | cochineal pigment |
| | E) | all of the above are insect products |
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7 | |
Which of the following diseases comes from an insect? |
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| | A) | malaria |
| | B) | african sleeping sickness |
| | C) | trichinosis |
| | D) | bots |
| | E) | all of the above are caused by insects |
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8 | |
Typhoid fever and dysentery are spread primarily by what vector? |
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| | A) | honey bees producing tainted honey |
| | B) | flies carrying the organisms to food and other areas of the human environment |
| | C) | mosquitoes transmitting the diseases through bites |
| | D) | fleas moving between clothing items as humans come in contact with each other |
| | E) | biting ticks depositing the organisms just below the skin surface |
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9 | |
Which type of fly lives during its larval stage by boring into animal flesh and ingesting living tissue for 3 to 10 days? |
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| | A) | house fly |
| | B) | horn fly |
| | C) | stable fly |
| | D) | screwworm fly |
| | E) | heel fly |
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10 | |
Which type of fly exists as a larvae by boring into animal flesh and living in the viscera for about 6 months? |
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| | A) | house fly |
| | B) | horn fly |
| | C) | stable fly |
| | D) | screwworm fly |
| | E) | heel fly |
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11 | |
Currently, Lyme disease is of considerable concern to humans. What species of insect spreads Lyme disease? |
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| | A) | flies |
| | B) | mosquitoes |
| | C) | mites |
| | D) | lice |
| | E) | ticks |
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12 | |
Which type of insect is considered a "permanent parasite", meaning that they spend their entire life on the host? |
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| | A) | fleas |
| | B) | bedbugs |
| | C) | mites |
| | D) | lice |
| | E) | ticks |
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13 | |
Which insects most likely spread the dreaded bubonic plague in Europe? |
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| | A) | fleas |
| | B) | bedbugs |
| | C) | mites |
| | D) | lice |
| | E) | ticks |
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14 | |
Gnats, though annoying, are an example of an insect that does no harm to humans or animals. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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15 | |
All species of ticks are parasitic on animals. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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16 | |
Rather than having lungs fed by air that moves through the mouth and throat area, insects have minute openings in a row on each side of the thorax and abdomen for breathing. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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17 | |
The true housefly does not have hard mouth parts, and therefore cannot bite. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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18 | |
Malaria, yellow fever, and equine encephalitis are spread predominantly by an insect vector, the mosquito. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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19 | |
The Drosophila fly, or fruit fly, has likely been the most invaluable insect impacting genetic research via its use in studies to derive fundamentals of genetics. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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20 | |
When viewed as a complete group of species, the majority of insects are harmful to humans or animals. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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