Exam 1

Question 1

What makes Florida so easy for invasive species?

Answer 1

• Over 20 ports of entry
• 85% of plants imported to the US go through Miami
• Over 50 million people visit Florida each year
• Tropical and subtropical climate

Question 2

4 Criteria for invasive pests to thrive

Answer 2

1) No natural enemies
2) Abundance of food
3) Suitable climate conditions
4) Outcompete native species

Question 3

4 Components of regulatory control

Answer 3

1) Prevention
2) Containment/mitigation
3) Eradication
4) Public education

Question 4

What does USDA-APHIS stand for?

Answer 4

United States Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Question 5

What does USDA-APHIS do?

Answer 5

Works on the national level to prevent invasive species.
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program
Inspections

Question 6

What does FDACS-DPI stand for?

Answer 6

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Division of Plant Industry

Question 7

What does FDACS-DPI do?

Answer 7

Conducts statewide surveys to limit the spread of pests and inspections to monitor points of entry

Question 8

Phylum Protozoa

Answer 8

single celled organism

Question 9

Phylum Platyhelminthes

Answer 9

flatworms and tapeworms

Question 10

Phylum Echinodermata

Answer 10

starfish and sea urchins

Question 11

Phylum Nematoda

Answer 11

roundworms (nematodes)

Question 11

Phylum Mollusca

Answer 11

clams, squids, slugs, snails, etc.

Question 12

Phylum Annelida

Answer 12

segmented worms (earthworms)

Question 13

Phylum Chordata

Answer 13

fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

Question 14

Phylum Arthropoda

Answer 14

means “jointed appendage” or “jointed foot”
insects, crustaceans, mites, ticks, spiders

Question 15

Key traits of arthropods

Answer 15

bilateral symmetry, paired appendages, chitinous exoskeleton, ventral nerve chord, open circulatory system

Question 16

Subphylum Trilobita

Answer 16

Trilobites: extinct marine animals

Question 17

Subphylum Chelicerata

Answer 17

horseshoe crabs and arachnids: no antennae, 1 pair chelicerae, 1 pair pedipalps, 4 pairs of legs

Question 18

Classes within subphylum Chelicerata

Answer 18

Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Acari, Opiliones, Araneae

Question 19

Salticidae

Answer 19

jumping spiders

Question 20

Lycosidae

Answer 20

wolf spiders

Question 21

Araneidae

Answer 21

orb weavers

Question 22

Agelinidae

Answer 22

grass spiders and funnel weavers

Question 23

Thomisidae

Answer 23

crab spiders

Question 24

Subphylum Myriapoda

Answer 24

centipedes and millipedes

Question 25

Class Diplopoda

Answer 25

Millipedes: 30 or more body segments with 2 pairs of legs each. Short antennae.

Question 26

Class Chilopoda

Answer 26

Centipedes: 15 or more body segments with 1 pair of legs each. Long antennae and venomous fangs.

Question 27

Subphylum Crustacea

Answer 27

crustaceans: 5+ pairs of legs, 2 pairs of antennae (or none), divided into cephalothorax and abdomen. Most have gills (except pillbugs/sowbugs)

Question 28

Subphylum Hexapoda

Answer 28

hexapods including insects

Question 29

What are the components of an insect’s exoskeleton?

Answer 29

chitin, sclerotin, lipids, phenols, and quinones

Question 30

What are the 3 parts of an insect antenna?

Answer 30

scape, pedicel, and flagellum

Question 31

Name 4 types of insect legs

Answer 31

Natatorial: swimming
Saltatorial: jumping
Fossorial: digging
Raptorial: grasping
Cursorial: running

Question 32

Name the parts of an insect leg from basal to distal

Answer 32

Coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, tarsi/tarsal claw

Question 33

Where do the wings attach to the body on an insect?

Answer 33

Forewing attaches to mesothorax, hindwing attaches to metathorax

Question 34

Name the 4 types of insect wings

Answer 34

1) Membranous wings
2) Elytra: fully hardened
3) Tegmina: thickened and leathery
4) Hemelytra: thickened, leathery basal portion with membranous distal portion
Also could have no wings or hind wings replaced with halteres