Module 1 Intro

Question 1

negative attributes of insects

Answer 1

1. annoyance
2. food contamination
3. psychological disorders
4. skin trauma
5. allergies
6. diseases

Question 2

poison definition

Answer 2

any substance that when taken into the body interferes with normal physiological function

Question 3

toxin definition

Answer 3

poison of plant or animal origin

Question 4

venom definition

Answer 4

mix of more than one toxin

Question 5

envenomation definition

Answer 5

act of injecting venom

Question 6

positive attributes of insects

Answer 6

1. bioprospecting
2. maggot therapy
3. bee venom therapy
4. medical
5. forensics

Question 7

advantage of working with insects

Answer 7

small size, abundance, short generation time, ethics, smaller genome, easy to work with

Question 8

human defenses against insects

Answer 8

1. behavioral: swatting, scratching, biting

2. immunological: pain, blood clotting, immune response, allergic reaction

Question 9

insect defenses

Answer 9

1. anticoagulants: prevent blood clots
2. analgesics: reduces host pain
3. apyrase: inhibits platelet aggregation

Question 10

pheromones

Answer 10

chemicals that induce a reaction in another organism of same species
i.e. sex, alarm, trail

Question 11

kairomones

Answer 11

chemicals that induce a reaction in organisms of different species
receiver benefits
emitter is harmed
i.e. prey detection, alarm, aggregation

Question 12

allomone

Answer 12

opposite of kairomone
receiver is harmed
emitter benefits