Entomology Flashcards
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Outer covering of Arthropods is known as?
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Chitin
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Define Entomology.
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Entoma- insect
Logos- science/study
‘Science of insects’
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Exoskeleton usually in form of chitinious plates is known as____________.
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Sclerites
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Dorsal sclerite is known as?
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Tergum
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Ventral sclerite is known as?
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Sternum
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___________ is a lateral plate between the terbium and sternum.
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Pleuron
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Casting of the exoskeleton is known as__________.
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Ecdysis
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Body cavity full of blood is called…
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Haemocoele
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Can u name ‘ FATHER OF VET. ENTOMOLOGY’?
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HERBERT OS BORN
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Hardened plates are combined by dendrites and their union is known as________.
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Suture
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Division of body into several segments (Head,thorax and abdomen) is known as______?
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Tagmatisation
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The fusion of segments ( H,th and ab) to form a definative region is known as?
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Tagma
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As an excretory organ,the insects have tubules known as_________?
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Malpighian tubules
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In Arachnida,along with malpighian tibules _________ are also present as an excretory organ.
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Coxal glands
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Min. And max. Length of insects is…
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0.25 and 260mm respectively
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Head in case of insects is? (Shape)
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Ovoid or globular
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Eyes which meets one another at midline are?
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Holoptic eyes
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Eyes wide apart from midline are known as?
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Dichoptic eyes
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Ocelli is….?
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Simple eye
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________ are situated between or in front of compound eyes?
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Antennae
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Bristles on antennae are present in? (Spp)
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Aristae
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Upper lip is known as ______?
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Labrum
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Lower lip is known as_______?
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Labium
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Upper pair of biting jaws is called as?
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Mandibles
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Lower pair of biting jaw is known as?
Maxillae
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__________ bears the organ of taste in insects?
Epipharynx
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The labrum and epipharynx are fused to form_______.
Labrum- epipharynx
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On the upper surface of the labium, a membranous structure called ________ is present which bears the opening of __________(duct).
Hypopharynx
| Salivary
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Labium posses jointed______ which are sensory in function.
Palps
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Enumerate the three segments of thorax.
Prothorax
Mesothorax
Metathorax
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Basic structure of compound eye is-
Omentidium
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Holoptic eyes are gen. Found in____( M or F )
Male
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Ditchoptic eyes are seen in? ( M or F )
Female
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1st segment of antennae is known as________.
Scape
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2nd segment of antennae is known ________?
Pedicel
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3rd segment of antennae is collectively called as _________or __________?
Flagellum or clavella
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Enumerate the types of anntanae.
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Plumose
Pilase
Aristate
sebaceous
Filiform
Moniliform
Serrate
Pectinate
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Bristles are _______ and ________ in function.
Sensory and tectile
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Bristles are also considered as an organ of ________ and ________.
Smell and hearing
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_________ draws the food towards mouth?
Labrum
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Mandible helps in ______ and _____ of food.
Cutting n crushing
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Maxilla helps in ________ of food?
Mastication
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_________ forms either supporting sheath or form piercing part of the mouth.
Labium
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Enumerate the types of mouth. ( based on structure)
Prognathus
Hypognathus
Opeshognathus
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Enumerate the types of mouth. ( based on feeding habits)
Lapping/sponging/sucking type
Piercing and sucking type
Cutting or sponging type
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Which type of antennae are feathery and most segmentous with long hair.
Plumose
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Example of plumose antennae are :-
Male mosquito
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Few no. of bristles are seen in ? (Type of antennae)
Pilase
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Female mosquito have pilase / plumose type antennae?
Pilase
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Specialized bristle on the 3rd side of antenna is called_______?
Arista
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Aristarchus is ______ in function.
Sensory
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Artist ate type of antennae are seen in________?
Muscid flies
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Sebaceous antennae are seen in_______?
Dragon fly or Hemiptera.
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Filiform a are _______ like antennae.
Thread
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Filiform antennae can be seen in ______?
Simulium
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____________ antennae are like that of strings of beads.
Moniliform
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Moniliform antennae are seen in_________?
Colicoids
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Saw like antennae are___________ antennae?
Serrate
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Serrated antennae are found in ________. (E.g.)
Beetle
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___________ antennae are comb like and have lateral process.
Pectinate
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Pectinate antennae can seen in ...?
Beetles
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Lapping/sponging/sucking type of mouth is seen in__________.
House fly
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Piercing and sucking type of mouth is seen in________?
Mosquito and phlebotomus
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Cutting or sponging type of mouth is seen in_______?
Tabanus ( house fly )
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Only mesothorac wings are functional in _________( order )
Diptera
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Arrangement of bristles on the thorax, which is used in identification or classification of insects is___________?
Cheatotaxy
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Wings are outgrowth of ___________?
Integuments
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Wings are absent in Apteran or Diptera?
Apteran
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In Diptera, the second pair of wings is reduced to small rounded structures on stalk known as_________?
Halters or balancers
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________ are pair of pads which are crushing in nature.
Pulvilli
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Abdomen has __ to __ segments.
10-11
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In males, gonophore opens at __ segment whereas it opens in ___ segment in case of females.
9th and 8th respectively.
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Forgut in insects is knows as______?
Stomodaeum
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Midgut of insects is known as____?
Mesenteron
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Hindgut of insects is known as______?
Proctodaeum
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Chief respiratory organ of the insects are________?
Tracheae
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________ are the paired openings from which air enters inside the tracheae.
Spiracles (or stigmata)
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A chitinious ring that surrounds the spiracles opening is known as________?
Peritreme
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The cast of chitinious structure during each ecdysis are collectively known as______?
Exuviae
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The form of an insect between the two moults is known as_________.
Instar
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The interval of time between the two moults is known as?
Stadium
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The immature adult is known as _______?
Imago
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The change in the form of an insect during development is known as __________?
Metamorphosis
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Types of metamorphosis?
Complete
| Incomplete
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Holometabolous is __________ metamorphosis.
Complete
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Hemimetabolous is ___________ metamorphosis.
Incomplete
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Name the metamorphosis.
Egg--- larva---pupa---adult.
Complete
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Name the metamorphosis.
Egg---larva---nymph---adult
Egg---nymph---adult
Incomplete
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Flies and fleas have _________ metamorphosis.
Complete.
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Lice, ticks and mites have _________ metamorphosis.
Incomplete
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Enumerate the types of larva.
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Eucephalus
Acephalus
Apodus
Polypod
Oligopod
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Larva with distinct head and mouthparts is known as__________.
Eucephalus
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E.g of Eucephalus larva is?
Larva of mosquito
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Larva of house fly is ________?
Acephalus
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Apodus larva is observed in.
House fly and blow fly
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Larva with reduced head or no head is________?
Acephalus
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Larva with no legs?
Apodus larva
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Larva having legs,well-marked head, thorax and abdomen is________?
Polypod larva
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E.g of Polypod larva is...
Caterpillar of butterfly
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_________ larva has no abdominal legs.
Oligopod larva
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Larva of beetles is __________?
Oligopod
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_______ is a quiescent stage during which an imago is formed.
Pupa
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Classify the pupa.
Obtectate pupa
Coarctate pupa
Exarate or free pupa
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The emergence of adults from the coarctate type of pupa is affected by a special organ is called as ________?
Ptilinum
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In obtectate pupa, insect can be seen externally? T or F?
T
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The insect cannot be seen inside the pupa in which type of pupa?
Coarctate pupa.
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Pupa remain uncovered after casting off the skin is.
Expatriate or free pupa.
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E.g of exarate or free pupa is?
Pupa of Hymenoptera and some beetles.
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House fly, stable fly,tsetse fly blow fly and some members of oestridae posses________ pupa.
Coarctate pupa
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E.g of obtectate type of pupa is.
Pupa of moth or butterfly, horse fly.
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Protective covering of the pupa is known as?
Puparium
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Pterygota is divided into?
Exopterygota
| Endopterygota
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Order Mallophaga includes..?
Biting lice
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Order siphunculata includes...?
Sucking lice
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Order Hemiptera includes...?
Bugs
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Order Odonata includes...?
Dragon flies
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Order Orthoptera includes....?
Grasshoppers and cockroaches.
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Order Diptera includes...?
True flies
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Order Siphonoptera includes...?
Fleas
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Order Coleoptera includes...?
Beetles
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Order Hymenoptera includes...?
Bees and wasps
