entomology true – false test questions 2008-2013 district ento. true - false test bank 2008-2013

Ento. True - False Test Bank 2008-2013

Entomology True – False Test Questions

2008-2013 District


2008


1. Entomology is a branch of botany that deals with the study of insects. a. True b. False

• False


2. Insects are the dominant life form on earth in terms of number of species. a. True b. False

• True


3. The number of dragonfly species outnumbers all the kinds of plants on earth. a. True b. False

• False


4. Bugs are only one of the many different groups of insects. a. True b. False

• True


5. Arthropoda literally means ‘jointed foot’. a. True b. False

• True


6. Insects are the only animals that have three pairs of legs. a. True b. False

• True


7. Insect legs are all attached to the thorax. a. True b. False

• True


8. Wings are a sure indicator that an arthropod belongs to the class Insecta. a. True b. False

• True


9. Most insects have a life span that lasts two years. a. True b. False

• False


11. The exoskeleton is not very water resistant. a. True b. False

• False


13. Classification and nomenclature are two divisions of the science of taxonomy. a. True b. False

• True


14. A splitter is a scientist who creates relatively few subdivisions when classifying organisms. a. True b. False

• False


15. Carolus Linneaus introduced the two-word system of naming organisms. a. True b. False

• True


16. All scientific names are in Latin. a. True b. False

• True


17. Plates on the exoskeleton are called spiracles. a. True b. False

• False


18. The mesonotum is found on the abdomen. a. True b. False

• False


19. The thorax is divided into three segments. a. True b. False

• True


23. Anterior spiracles inhale and posterior spiracles exhale. a. True b. False

• True


24. The insect circulatory system works independent of their respiratory system. a. True b. False

• True


2009


1. Treehoppers feed on phloem tissue and leafhoppers feed on xylem tissue in plants. a. True b. False

• False


2. Parthenogenesis is another term for sexual reproduction. a. True b. False

• False


3. Most whitefly nymphs are immobile. a. True b. False

• True


4. Spittlebugs and froghoppers belong to the same insect group. a. True b. False

• True


5. All cave crickets produce sound. a. True b. False

• False


6. Mole crickets do not fly. a. True b. False

• False


7. Oriental cultures keep crickets in cages just to hear them sing. a. True b. False

• True


8. Of all grasshoppers, spur-throated grasshoppers are the most damaging to crops. a. True b. False

• True


9. Katydids get their green color from the plants they eat. a. True b. False

• True


10. A chemical with LD50=10mg/kg is less toxic than one with LD50=1mg/kg. a. True b. False

• True


11. Insect wings are sometimes attached to the prothorax. a. True b. False

• False


12. The mesonotum is found on the thorax. a. True b. False

• True


13. Only insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin. a. True b. False

• False


14. Six legs is a sure indicator that an arthropod belongs to the class Insecta. a. True b. False

• True


15. The insect circulatory system has blood vessels. a. True b. False

• False


16. All insects have a heart that pumps their blood. a. True b. False

• True


17. Some insects have a life span that lasts over ten years. a. True b. False

• True


18. Longhorned beetles accelerate the decomposition of dead trees. a. True b. False

• True


19. Leaf beetles are more common on trees than on bushes. a. True b. False

• False


20. Predaceous diving beetles come to the surface for air head-first. a. True b. False

• False


21. Rove beetles have some of the shortest wings of all beetles and are some of the best fliers. a. True b. False

• True


22. Nearly all beetles can fly. a. True b. False

• True


23. Aphid mouthparts arise from the front of the head. a. True b. False

• False


24. Leafhoppers are the largest family in the Order Homoptera. a. True b. False

• True


25. Houseflies are able to fly 35 miles per hour. a. True b. False

• False


2010


1. The labium is the most anterior part of the insect mouth and is analogous to the upper lip.

a. True b. False

• False


2. The hardened, leathery forewings of beetles are called elytra. a. True b. False

• True


3. The immature form of an aquatic hemimetabolous insect is called a naiad. a. True b. False

• True


4. The egg-laying appendages located at the posterior end of female insects are called palpi.

a. True b. False

• False


5. A calypter is a lobe on the posterior wing margin or close to the base of the wing on the thorax.

a. True b. False

• True


7. The side of an insect’s abdomen is called the pronotum. a. True b. False

• False


8. Praying mantids have raptorial front legs. a. True b. False

• True


10. Insects in the order Neuroptera have a weak, fluttering flight. a. True b. False

• True


11. Most species of caddisflies are nocturnal. a. True b. False

• True


12. Walkingsticks and timemas belong to the insect order Phasmatodea. a. True b. False

• True


13. The only social bees are honeybees, carpenter bees, and bumblebees. a. True b. False

• False


14. A formicarium is used for observing ant colonies. a. True b. False

• True


15. Adult spider wasps catch and eat spiders as prey. a. True b. False

• False


16. Ants identify other ants from their same colony based on smell. a. True b. False

• True


17. Yellow jackets belong to the wasp family Vespidae. a. True b. False

• True


18. Sawflies and horntail wasps do not sting. a. True b. False

• True


19. Geometer moths are also called “inchworms.” a. True b. False

• True


20. Sphinx moths resemble hummingbirds as they hover in front of flower while feeding on nectar.

a. True b. False

• True


22. The weevil family is the smallest family in the animal kingdom. a. True b. False

• False


23. Lady bugs stalk their prey before stabbing them with their sharp beak. a. True b. False

• False


24. Ambush bugs are known to prey on butterflies, wasps, and bumblebees. a. True b. False

• True


25. Water boatmen are famous for skating around on the surface of ponds or streams. a. True b. False

• False


2011


1. Continuous pests require regular control. a. True b. False

• True


2. Shipworms are one type of mollusk that may be considered a pest. a. True b. False

• True


3. Migratory pests require control only occasionally. a. True b. False

• True


4. Accurate identification of an insect is the first step in an effective pest management program.

a. True b. False

• True


5. A plant disease can be any condition that makes a plant appear or function differently than normal.

a. True b. False

• True


6. A pesticide that kills when it is eaten by the pest is called a contact poison. a. True b. False

• False


7. A poison that circulates in the host blood or fluids and kills the pest without harming the host is called a

translocated pesticide. a. True b. False

• False


8. A pesticide that breaks down quickly after it is applied is called a nonselective pesticide.

a. True b. False

• False


9. Compound eyes enable insects to detect motion, but they probably cannot see clear images. a. True b. False

• True


10. Mouthparts that consist of a long slender tube forced into plant an animal tissues to suck out fluids are called siphoning mouthparts.

a. True b. False

• False


11. Tubular, tongue-like mouthparts used to suck up liquid food are called sponging mouthparts.

a. True b. False

• True


12. The various sizes, shapes, and textures of wings and the pattern of wing veins can be used to identify insect species.

a. True b. False

• True


13. The insect abdomen is usually composed of 10 segments. a. True b. False

• False


14. Spiracles are openings along the side of the abdomen through which an insect breathes.

a. True b. False

• True


15. The heaviest feeding by insects generally occurs during the final two instars of the larval stage.

a. True b. False

• True


16. Mosquitoes have chewing mouthparts. a. True b. False

• False


17. An aspirator is used to collect insects that are too small to be caught by hand or with a net.

a. True b. False

• True


18. Flies are major pollinators. a. True b. False

• True


19. Most of the world’s silk is produced from the cocoons from the silkworm moth. a. True b. False

• True


21. All arthropods have an exoskeleton made of chitin. a. True b. False

• True


22. Cerci are paired sensory appendages located at the posterior end of the abdomen. a. True b. False

• True


23. The thorax is divided into three segments. a. True b. False

• True


25. Setae are the hardened plates that make up the exoskeleton. a. True b. False

• False


2012


Most species of cockroaches are nocturnal.A FalseB True

• True


Crickets make sound to aid in courtship.A FalseB True

• True


All insects have a heart.A FalseB True

• True


Immature spider wasps catch and eat spiders as prey.A TrueB False

• False


Carolus Linneaus discovered the modern method of beekeeping.A TrueB False

• False


Ambush bugs are known to prey on butterflies, robber flies, and bumblebees.A TrueB False

• False


The typical insect abdomen has 11 segments.A TrueB False

• True


All arthropods have an exoskeleton made of cellulose.A TrueB False

• False


The scientific name for a species always has two parts.A TrueB False

• True


The hardness of the exoskeleton is due to the amount of chitin it contains.A FalseB True

• False


The only social bees are honeybees and bumblebees.A TrueB False

• True


Shipworms are one type of insect larva that can be a pest.A TrueB False

• False


There are normally just two spiracles per body segment in insects.A FalseB True

• True


Two groups of wasps that do not sting are the horntails and the velvet ants.A FalseB True

• False


Insect blood enters their heart at the front and leaves toward the back.A TrueB False

• False


Most arthropods are small because they have an exoskeleton.A TrueB False

• True


The hardened, leathery forewings of beetles are called cerci.A TrueB False

• False


The number of beetle species outnumbers all the kinds of plants on earth.

A FalseB True

• False


2013


2. Ticks and mites can transmit Spotted fever and Lyme disease.

a. True b. False

• False


3. Hazard = Exposure x Toxicity.

a. True b. False

• True


4. Adult female mosquitoes, bed bugs, and fleas feed exclusively on blood.

a. True b. False

• True


5. Stink bugs are leaf-chewing insect pests.

a. True b. False

• False


6. Entomology is a branch of agronomy that deals with the study of ticks and mites.

a. True b. False

• False


7. Antennae are a sure indicator that an arthropod belongs to the class Insecta.

a. True b. False

• False


8. The weight of the exoskeleton is the reason why most arthropods are small.

a. True b. False

• True


9. The insect circulatory system delivers oxygen to the body.

a. True b. False

• False


10. Of all grasshoppers, short-horned grasshoppers are the most damaging to crops.

a. True b. False

• False


11. Insect wings are sometimes attached to the mesothorax.

a. True b. False

• True


12. All insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin.

a. True b. False

• True


15. The top of an insect’s abdomen is called the tergum.

a. True b. False

• True


16. Geometer moths are also called ‘inchworms’.

a. True b. False

• True


17. Water striders are famous for diving under the surface of ponds or streams to catch prey.

a. True b. False

• False


18. A pesticide that kills when it is eaten by the pest is called a stomach poison.

a. True b. False

• True


20. The insect abdomen is usually composed of 11 segments.

a. True b. False

• True


21. Male midges have a pair of large brush-like antennae which make them well

equipped for hearing female midges. a. True b. False

• False


22. The only social bees are carpenter bees and bumblebees.

a. True b. False

• False


25. A pesticide that breaks down quickly after it is applied is called a persistent

pesticide. a. True b. False

• False

entomology true – false test questions 2008-2013 district ento. true - false test bank 2008-2013

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