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1
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  1. Most arthropods breathe through which of the following?
    a) Nose
    b) Mouth
    c) Gills
    d) Spiracles
A

d) Spiracles

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  1. Name the three body parts of an insect?

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head, thorax, abdomen

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  1. Adult insects have 4 pairs of legs?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Arachnids have 3 body parts?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Insects have 1 pair of antenna?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. All insects have wings?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Spiders have 4 pairs of legs?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. Arachnids have compound eyes?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Immature ticks have 4 pairs of legs, just like the adult ticks?
    a) True
    b) False
A

b. False

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  1. Millipedes have 2 pairs of legs per body segment?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. Sow bugs can roll up into a ball just like a pill bug does?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Crustaceans have how many pairs of legs?
    a) 4
    b) 8
    c) 7
    d) 6
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c) 7

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  1. Centipedes can fly?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Most insects have two compound eyes with one, two or three simple eyes located between them?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. Bed bugs, silverfish and lice do not have wings?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. All insect larvae have legs?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Arthropods have jointed legs?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. Flies and mosquitoes have 2 pairs of wings?
    a) True
    b) False
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b. False

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  1. Spiders have how many body parts?
    a) 3
    b) 4
    c) 5
    d) 2
A

d) 2

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  1. Most adult insects have one pair of compound eyes?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. Cockroaches have a gradual metamorphosis. Does a young nymph look similar to an adult?
    a) True
    b) False
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a. True

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  1. Silverfish have which of the following:
    a) Complete metamorphosis
    b) Incomplete metamorphosis
    c) Gradual metamorphosis
    d) Without metamorphosis
A

d) Without metamorphosis

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  1. House flies have which type of mouthpart?
    a) Chewing
    b) Piercing-Sucking
    c) Siphoning
    d) Sponging
    e) Chewing-Lapping
A

d) Sponging

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  1. Fleas have which type of metamorphosis?
    a) Complete metamorphosis
    b) Incomplete metamorphosis
    c) Gradual metamorphosis
    d) Without metamorphosis
A

a) Complete metamorphosis

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  1. Beetles, cockroaches and termites have which type of mouthpart?
    a) Chewing
    b) Piercing-Sucking
    c) Siphoning
    d) Sponging
    e) Chewing-Lapping
A

a) Chewing

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  1. Fleas, stable flies and fleas have which type of mouthpart?
    a) Chewing
    b) Piercing-Sucking
    c) Siphoning
    d) Sponging
    e) Chewing-Lapping
A

b) Piercing-Sucking

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  1. Dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies have an incomplete metamorphosis?
    a) True
    b) False
A

a. True

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28
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  1. Some bees and wasps have a chewing-lapping type of mouth?
    a) True
    b) False
A

a. True

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  1. Moths and butterflies have which type of mouthpart?
    a) Chewing
    b) Piercing-Sucking
    c) Siphoning
    d) Sponging
    e) Chewing-Lapping
A

c) Siphoning

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  1. Bed bugs have which type of metamorphosis?
    a) Complete metamorphosis
    b) Incomplete metamorphosis
    c) Gradual metamorphosis
    d) Without metamorphosis
A

c) Gradual metamorphosis

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Arthropods include insects, Arachnids, Centipedes, Millipedes, Crustaceans.

a. True
b. False

A

a. True

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Arthropods have an exoskeleton.

a. True
b. False

A

a. True

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Arthropods have a segmented body.

a. True
b. False

A

a. True

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Most Arthropods breathe through lungs.

a. True
b. False

A

b. False

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Most Arthropods breathe through gills.

a. True
b. False

A

b. False

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Most Arthropods breathe through spiracles.

a. True
b. False

A

a. True

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37
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Insects are Arthropods.

a. True
b. False

A

a. True

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Insects are Arachnids.

a. True
b. False

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b. False

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Centipedes and Millipedes are Crustaceans.

a. True
b. False

A

b. False

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Arachnids are Arthropods.

a. True
b. False

A

a. True

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Arachnids are insects.

a. True
b. False

42
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Millipedes and Centipedes are Arthropods.

a. True
b. False

43
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Arthropods are endoskeleton.

a. True
b. False

44
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Arthropods have jointed legs.

a. True
b. False

45
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Arthropods have segmented bodies.

a. True
b. False

46
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Insects have three body parts: Antena, Head, Abdomen.

a. True
b. False

47
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Insects have two body parts: Head and Abdomen

a. True
b. False

48
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Insects have three body parts: Head, Thorax, Abdomen.

a. True
b. False

49
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Adult insects have 4 pairs of legs.

a. True
b. False

50
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Adult insects have 3 pairs of legs.

a. True
b. False

51
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Many insect larvae have 2 pairs of legs.

a. True
b. False

52
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Many insect larvae have no legs.

a. True
b. False

53
Q

Insects have one pair of antenna.

a. True
b. False

54
Q

Most adult insects have two compound eyes and also have simple eyes, located on the upper part of the head between the compound eyes.

a. True
b. False

55
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Some insects do not have simple eyes in the adult stage, but if they do, there may be one, two or three depending on the type of insect.

a. True
b. False

56
Q

Flies and mosquitoes only have how many pairs of wings?

a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. One

57
Q

Bed bugs and lice have very small wings and multiply very fast.

a. True
b. False

58
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Bed bugs, silverfish and lice are examples of insects that have no wings.

a. True
b. False

59
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All insects are winged.

a. True
b. False

60
Q

A lot of winged species have two pairs of wings.

a. True
b. False

61
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Arachnids include Mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks, fleas.

a. True
b. False

62
Q

Arachnids include Mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks.

a. True
b. False

63
Q

Spiders have two body parts gnathosoma, and idiosoma.

a. True
b. False

64
Q

Spiders have two body parts cephalothorax(head and thorax fused together) and abdomen.

a. True
b. False

65
Q

Mites have two body parts - the gnathosoma and the idiosoma. The gnathosoma includes only the mouthparts. The idiosoma is the remainder of the body and parallels the head, thorax, and abdomen of insects.

a. True
b. False

66
Q

Arachnids have four pairs of legs. NOTE: Immature ticks and mites have only three pairs of legs.

a. True
b. False

67
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Arachnids have only simple eyes.

a. True
b. False

68
Q

Some Arachnids have two pairs of wings.

a. True
b. False

69
Q

Some Arachnids have an antenna.

a. True
b. False

70
Q

Centipedes and Millipedes have a worm-like body.

a. True
b. False

71
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Centipedes have wings and Millipedes do not.

a. True
b. False

72
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Centipedes have two pairs of legs per body segment.

a. True
b. False

73
Q

Centipedes have how many pairs of legs per body segment?

a. one
b. two
c. Three
d. Four

74
Q

Millipedes have how many pairs of legs per body segment?

a. one
b. two
c. Three
d. Four

75
Q

Pillbugs and sowbugs are classified as Crustaceans.

a. True
b. False

76
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Crustaceans have a small head and abdomen with a large thorax that has eight individual overlapping plates.

a. True
b. False

77
Q

Crustaceans have a large thorax with how many individual overlapping plates?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

78
Q

Crustaceans breathe through gills and have two pairs of antennae.

a. True
b. False

79
Q

Crustaceans breathe through gills and have one pair of antennae.

a. True
b. False

80
Q

Pillbugs will roll up into balls.

a. True
b. False

81
Q

Sowbugs can roll up into balls.

a. True
b. False

82
Q

Crustaceans have how many pairs of legs?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

83
Q

Mouthparts - This is the most primitive and basic type.

a. Chewing-Lapping
b. Rasping-Sucking
c. Sponging
d. Chewing

A

d. Chewing Type

84
Q

Examples of Chewing Type of mouthpart are Beetles, Moths.

a. True
b. False

85
Q

Examples of Chewing Type are:

a. Beetles, Cockroaches, and Termites
b. Thrips
c. Mosquitoes, biting flies
d. House Flies and blowflies, Fruit Flies

A

a. Beetles, Cockroaches, and Termites

86
Q

Examples of Rasping-Sucking are:

a. Beetles, Cockroaches, and Termites
b. Thrips are the only insects with this type
c. Mosquitoes, biting flies, fleas, and lice
d. House Flies and blowflies, Fruit Flies

A

b. Thrips are the only insects with this type

87
Q

Examples of Piercing-Sucking are:

a. Beetles, Cockroaches, and Termites
b. Thrips are the only insects with this type
c. Mosquitoes, biting flies, fleas, and lice
d. House Flies and blowflies, Fruit Flies

A

c. Mosquitoes, biting flies, fleas, and lice

88
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Examples of Sponging are:

a. Beetles, Cockroaches, and Termites
b. Thrips are the only insects with this type
c. Moths and Butterflies
d. House Flies and blowflies, Fruit Flies

A

d. House Flies and blowflies, Fruit Flies

89
Q

Examples of Siphoning are:

a. Beetles, Cockroaches, and Termites
b. Thrips are the only insects with this type
c. Moths and Butterflies
d. House Flies and blowflies, Fruit Flies

A

c. Moths and Butterflies

90
Q

Cockroaches, termites, grasshoppers, bed bugs, earwigs go through a:

a. Gradual Metamorphosis
b. Incomplete Metamorphosis
c. Complete Metamorphosis
d. Without Metamorphosis

A

a. Gradual Metamorphosis

91
Q

Dragonflies, damselflies, and mayflies go through a:

a. Gradual Metamorphosis
b. Incomplete Metamorphosis
c. Complete Metamorphosis
d. Without Metamorphosis

A

b. Incomplete Metamorphosis

92
Q

Ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, fleas, flies, moths, wasps go through a:

a. Gradual Metamorphosis
b. Incomplete Metamorphosis
c. Complete Metamorphosis
d. Without Metamorphosis

A

c. Complete Metamorphosis

93
Q

Most arthropods breathe through which of the following?

a) Spiracles
b) Mouth
c) Nose
d) Gills

A

a) Spiracles

94
Q

Most arthropods breathe through which of the following?

a) Nose
b) Gills
c) Spiracles
d) Antennae

A

c) Spiracles

95
Q

Most arthropods breathe through which of the following?

a) Nose
b) Spiracles
c) Gills
d) Mouth

A

b) Spiracles

96
Q

Adult insects have 2 pairs of legs?

a) True
b) False

97
Q

Adult insects have 5 pairs of legs?

a) True
b) False

98
Q

Adult insects have 3 pairs of legs?

a) True
b) False

99
Q

Arachnids have 2 body parts?

a) True
b) False

100
Q

Arachnids have 4 body parts?

a) True
b) False

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