True or false

Question 1

All ametabolous insects are wingless.

Answer 1

This is false. While some ametabolous insects are wingless, others, like the Ephemeroptera, do have wings, albeit in a primitive form.

Question 2

Among the disease organisms transmitted to animals by insects: Rabies is often transmitted to raccoons by fleas

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Defense mechanisms of insects that could be effective against parasitoid eggs include mimicry

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Insects that feed on plants by boring into stems and by mining leaves include Coleoptera

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Wings are present in the prothorax and mesothorax

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Insects in the orders Coleoptera and Lepidoptera are major pests of stored grain.

Answer 6

True. Both Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) have species that feed on stored grains, causing significant damage and economic losses

Question 7

Insects in the orders Hemiptera and Thysanoptera are the most important vectors of plant diseases.

Answer 7

True. Many Hemiptera (true bugs) and Thysanoptera (thrips) transmit plant viruses and other pathogens, making them major vectors of plant diseases.

Question 8

Quarantine and certification are two examples of legal tactics used for insect control.

Answer 8

True. Quarantine (isolating infected areas) and certification (ensuring pest-free shipments) are legal methods used to prevent the spread of invasive insects and plant diseases.

Question 9

All Coleoptera are beetles.

Answer 9

False. While beetles are the most well-known members of the order Coleoptera, they are not the only ones.
- Some Coleoptera include weevils, click beetles, and tiger beetles.

Question 10

The giant walking stick is the largest insect in North America by length.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Stink bugs are leaf-chewing insect pests

Answer 11

False

Question 12

All arthropods have an exoskeleton made of cellulose

Answer 12

False

Question 13

All insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin

Answer 13

True

Question 14

treehoppers feed on xylem tissue and leafhoppers feed on phloem tissue in plant

Answer 14

True

Question 15

The weight of the exoskeleton is the reason why most arthropods are small

Answer 15

True

Question 16

male midges have a pair of large brush-like antennae which make them well equipped for hearing female midges

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Ticks and mites can transmit spotted fever and lyme disease

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Crickets make sounds to aid in courtship

Answer 18

True

Question 19

tubular, tongue-like mouthparts used to suck up liquid food are called sponging mouthparts

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Mosquitoes have chewing mouthparts

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Setae are the hardened plates that make up the exoskeleton

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Most of the world’s silk is produced from the cocoons of the silkworm moth

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Flies are major pollinators

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Proturans are considered true insects

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Springtails can damage plants or homes

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Ants do not have ears, they sense vibrations through their feet and antennae.

Answer 26

True