Question 1

The major flight muscles of insects such as flies and bees

Accepted Answer

A) are all indirect. 
B) are all synchronous. 
C) do not require nervous stimulation to operate. 
D) beat at a slow rate (under 100 beats per second)but with great efficiency. 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) are all indirect. 
B) are all synchronous. 
C) do not require nervous stimulation to operate. 
D) beat at a slow rate (under 100 beats per second)but with great efficiency. 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 2

Which is an advantage(s)of a more complex form of metamorphosis where an adult is very different from the larvae?

Accepted Answer

A) This would allow an insect species to exploit two different food sources. 
B) An insect could evade a predator specialized for one stage. 
C) It allows an insect to overwinter in resistant stage. 
D) All of the choices are advantages. 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) This would allow an insect species to exploit two different food sources. 
B) An insect could evade a predator specialized for one stage. 
C) It allows an insect to overwinter in resistant stage. 
D) All of the choices are advantages. 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 3

Entomology is the study of

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A) the growth and development of animals. 
B) millipedes and centipedes. 
C) insects. 
D) all arthropods. 
E) all invertebrates. 
A) the growth and development of animals. 
B) millipedes and centipedes. 
C) insects. 
D) all arthropods. 
E) all invertebrates.

Question 4

Termites transfer inhibiting pheromones to suppress female offspring from becoming fertile through a mutual feeding process called

Accepted Answer

A) mimicry. 
B) trophallaxis. 
C) biological control. 
D) diapause. 
E) saprophagous behavior. 
A) mimicry. 
B) trophallaxis. 
C) biological control. 
D) diapause. 
E) saprophagous behavior.

Question 5

Examples of holometabolous,hemimetabolous and direct development would be,respectively

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A) a dragonfly,grasshopper,and butterfly. 
B) a springtail,beetle,and butterfly. 
C) a wasp,beetle,and butterfly. 
D) a butterfly,grasshopper,and springtail. 
E) a grasshopper,springtail,and butterfly. 
A) a dragonfly,grasshopper,and butterfly. 
B) a springtail,beetle,and butterfly. 
C) a wasp,beetle,and butterfly. 
D) a butterfly,grasshopper,and springtail. 
E) a grasshopper,springtail,and butterfly.

Question 6

Provide a biologically reasonable explanation for why insects never exploited the marine environment.

Accepted Answer

There are several biologically reasonabl

Question 7

Explain how the contraction of muscles of the jaw or limbs aid in insect respiration.

Accepted Answer

In insects, the contraction of muscles i

Question 8

The protection possessed by a monarch butterfly is due to

Accepted Answer

A) the fact that it has a stinging proboscis. 
B) a natural bad taste possessed by all butterflies. 
C) a toxic chemistry acquired from ingesting milkweed cardenolids when it was a caterpillar. 
D) mimicry of another butterfly that has a bad taste. 
E) orange pigments that are always toxic,which is why orange animals are always protected. 
A) the fact that it has a stinging proboscis. 
B) a natural bad taste possessed by all butterflies. 
C) a toxic chemistry acquired from ingesting milkweed cardenolids when it was a caterpillar. 
D) mimicry of another butterfly that has a bad taste. 
E) orange pigments that are always toxic,which is why orange animals are always protected.

Question 9

The only superficially marine insects are

Accepted Answer

A) insects that are parasites of marine fish. 
B) herbivorous insects that live on kelp. 
C) crustaceans. 
D) marine water striders that skate on the surface. 
E) larval forms of dragonflies and damselflies. 
A) insects that are parasites of marine fish. 
B) herbivorous insects that live on kelp. 
C) crustaceans. 
D) marine water striders that skate on the surface. 
E) larval forms of dragonflies and damselflies.

Question 10

The stages in the life cycle of a hemimetabolous insect are egg,______________,and adult.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The stages in the life cycle of...

Question 11

Integrated pest management

Accepted Answer

A) never uses pesticides for insect control. 
B) combines use of resistant plants,crop rotation,timing of sowing,and use of biological controls with limited insecticide use. 
C) is synonymous with organic farming. 
D) requires a willingness to harvest far less food of poorer quality. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) never uses pesticides for insect control. 
B) combines use of resistant plants,crop rotation,timing of sowing,and use of biological controls with limited insecticide use. 
C) is synonymous with organic farming. 
D) requires a willingness to harvest far less food of poorer quality. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 12

The distinction between endognathous and ectognathous insects is a distinction between

Accepted Answer

A) diplurans,springtails,and proturans versus the rest of the insect orders. 
B) holding the mandibles and maxillae internally in a pouch versus having external mouthparts. 
C) adaptation for feeding on very small particles versus a wider ability to feed on larger food. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) diplurans,springtails,and proturans versus the rest of the insect orders. 
B) holding the mandibles and maxillae internally in a pouch versus having external mouthparts. 
C) adaptation for feeding on very small particles versus a wider ability to feed on larger food. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 13

Thin and threadlike tubes extend into the hemolymph from where they join the digestive tract between the midgut and hindgut.These are

Accepted Answer

A) tracheal gills. 
B) sensilla. 
C) segmental ganglia. 
D) accessory pulsatile organs. 
E) malpighian tubules. 
A) tracheal gills. 
B) sensilla. 
C) segmental ganglia. 
D) accessory pulsatile organs. 
E) malpighian tubules.

Question 14

Saprophagous insects feed on

Accepted Answer

A) plant juices. 
B) dead animals. 
C) other insects. 
D) any living organism. 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) plant juices. 
B) dead animals. 
C) other insects. 
D) any living organism. 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 15

Highly specialized insects such as bees and flies have powerful ______________ flight muscles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Highly specialized insects such as bees and...

Question 16

Based on proportionate body length,a flea's jump is the equivalent of a 6-foot human jumping 600 feet.This is

Accepted Answer

A) evidence of the superior strength of insect muscle on a cross-section comparison. 
B) partially due to the protein resilin that stores energy in insects. 
C) an advantage of anchoring muscles inside an exoskeleton. 
D) due to the superior ability of insects to deliver both food and oxygen to muscle tissues. 
E) related to the length of muscles;the shorter they are,the more powerful they are. 
A) evidence of the superior strength of insect muscle on a cross-section comparison. 
B) partially due to the protein resilin that stores energy in insects. 
C) an advantage of anchoring muscles inside an exoskeleton. 
D) due to the superior ability of insects to deliver both food and oxygen to muscle tissues. 
E) related to the length of muscles;the shorter they are,the more powerful they are.

Question 17

Substances secreted by one individual that affect the behavior or physiology of another individual are called _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Substances secreted by one individual that affect...

Question 18

Flicker-fusion is the rate at which a series of still pictures become fused into a moving picture.How do most flying insects compare to humans and why?

Accepted Answer

A) Flying insects have a slower rate because they are not as evolutionarily advanced as mammals. 
B) Flying insects have a slower rate because a faster rate would have no advantage for them. 
C) Flying insects have a faster rate because they are smaller. 
D) Flying insects have a faster rate that is an advantage flying through a crowded landscape. 
E) There is no way to determine what an insect can see or test why it developed. 
A) Flying insects have a slower rate because they are not as evolutionarily advanced as mammals. 
B) Flying insects have a slower rate because a faster rate would have no advantage for them. 
C) Flying insects have a faster rate because they are smaller. 
D) Flying insects have a faster rate that is an advantage flying through a crowded landscape. 
E) There is no way to determine what an insect can see or test why it developed.

Question 19

When an insect larvae slowly consumes and eventually kills its host,it is called a

Accepted Answer

A) hyperparasite. 
B) phytophagous. 
C) saprophagous. 
D) hyperpredaceous. 
E) parasitoid. 
A) hyperparasite. 
B) phytophagous. 
C) saprophagous. 
D) hyperpredaceous. 
E) parasitoid.

Exam 21: Hexapods

The major flight muscles of insects such as flies and bees

Which is an advantage(s)of a more complex form of metamorphosis where an adult is very different from the larvae?

Entomology is the study of

Termites transfer inhibiting pheromones to suppress female offspring from becoming fertile through a mutual feeding process called

Examples of holometabolous,hemimetabolous and direct development would be,respectively

Provide a biologically reasonable explanation for why insects never exploited the marine environment.

Explain how the contraction of muscles of the jaw or limbs aid in insect respiration.

The protection possessed by a monarch butterfly is due to

The only superficially marine insects are

The stages in the life cycle of a hemimetabolous insect are egg,______________,and adult.

Integrated pest management

The distinction between endognathous and ectognathous insects is a distinction between

Thin and threadlike tubes extend into the hemolymph from where they join the digestive tract between the midgut and hindgut.These are

Saprophagous insects feed on

Highly specialized insects such as bees and flies have powerful ______________ flight muscles.

Based on proportionate body length,a flea's jump is the equivalent of a 6-foot human jumping 600 feet.This is

Substances secreted by one individual that affect the behavior or physiology of another individual are called _____________.

Flicker-fusion is the rate at which a series of still pictures become fused into a moving picture.How do most flying insects compare to humans and why?

When an insect larvae slowly consumes and eventually kills its host,it is called a

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