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Basic Entomology Flashcards

1
Q

The life cycle of aphids, Scales, and leaf hoppers is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

A

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The life cycle of a Stink Bug is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

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A

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3
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The life cycle of a True Bug is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

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A

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4
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Which of the following are always considered pests? 
A. Ants 
B. Dampwood termites 
C. Flies 
D. Bed bugs
A

D

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5
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The life cycle of a fly is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

B

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6
Q

The life cycle of a mosquito is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

B

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7
Q

The life cycle of a moth is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

B

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8
Q

The life cycle of a Springtail is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

C

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The life cycle of a grasshopper, cricket, or cockroach is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

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A

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10
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The life cycle of an earwig is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

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A

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11
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The life cycle of ants is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

B

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The life cycle of a termite is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

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A

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13
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The life cycle of silverfish/firebrats is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

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C

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The life cycle of a beetle is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

B

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15
Q

(True or False)

True Bugs have piercing-sucking mouth parts

A

TRUE

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16
Q 
Earwigs have 
A. Piercing-sucking mouth parts 
B. Pinching mouth parts 
C. Siphoning mouth parts 
D. Chewing mouth parts
A

D

17
Q 
Which of the following insect orders go through simple or gradual metamorphosis? 
A. Silverfish and firebrats 
B. Beetles and weevils 
C. Termites or grasshoppers 
D. Moths and butterflies
A

C

18
Q

A third instar nymph is
A. A caste or division of labor category in a termite colony.
B. An incorrect designation in an insect life cycle.
C. A definitive stage just before the pupal stage.
D. The designated stage between the molted second install and the next molt.

A

D

19
Q 
Termites go through the following developmental stages: 
A. Egg, pupa, adult 
B. Egg, nymph, pupa, adult 
C. Egg, larva, pupa, adult 
D. Egg, nymph, adult
A

D

20
Q

The life cycle of a bees and wasps is classified as

a. Simple metamorphosis
b. Complete metamorphosis
c. No metamorphosis

A

B

21
Q

Insects have:
A. 2 distinct body regions and 3 pairs of legs
B. 3 distinct body regions and 4 pairs of legs
C. 3 distinct body regions and 6 legs
D. 2 distinct body regions and 4 pairs of legs

A

C

22
Q

Spiders are different from insects in that they:
A. Have an exoskeleton.
B. Are cold blooded.
C. have 2 distinct body regions: a cephalothorax and abdomen.
D. Have tarsal claws.

A

C

23
Q 
Which of the following insect orders go through complete or complex metamorphosis? 
A. Silverfish and firebrats 
B. Beetles and weevils 
C. Termites 
D. Earwigs
A

B

24
Q

Insects that undergo simple metamorphosis exhibit what type of growth pattern?

a. gradual
b. staircase
c. wave

A

B

25
Q

Which of the following groups of insects goes through simple or gradual metamorphosis?

a. Silverfish and Firebrats
b. Termites and Grasshoppers
c. Moths and Butterflies

A

B (Silverfish and firebrats complete ametabolous (no metamorphosis) development. Moths and butterflies complete complex metamorphosis.)

26
Q

(True or False) Beetles and weevils exhibit complete or complex metamorphosis.

A

True (Complete or complex metamorphosis consists of 4 stages - egg, larva, pupa, adult.)

27
Q

A third instar nymph is:

a. a caste of division of labor category in a termite colony.
b. a definitive stage just before the pupal stage.
c. a designated stage between the molted second instar and the next molt.

A

C (Simple metamorphosis contains 3 stages - egg, nymph, adult. Instars occur during the nymph stage.)

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