問題一覧
1
Termites are able to feed on wood because:
They have symbiotic relationships with protozoans or fungi that break down wood
2
In natural habitats, the impact of insect herbivory on plants is:
Usually modest but measurable
3
An individual honeybee worker may carry out many different tasks in the hive during her life time, usually starting with:
Cleaning the cells
4
How many eggs are produced by the typical insect over the course of her lifetime?
50 to a few hundred
5
Both male and female insects have accessory glands associated with their reproductive systems. Among the products of these glands are:
All of the above
6
The similarities between human and insect eyes include the presence of
All of the above
7
In termites, caste may be determined by:
All of the above
8
Among eusocial insects, “division of reproductive labor” means that:
Most members of a colony are completely sterile
9
If you find an insect feeding internally within plant tissues, what type of insect is it most likely to be?
An immature holometabolous insect
10
The simpler behaviors thought to have preceded the evolution of eusociality include:
All of the above
11
Karl von Frisch won a Nobel Prize for:
Decoding the dance language of bees
12
One reason why bees are the most important group of insect pollinators is that:
They gather food for their larvae, not just for themselves
13
Visual acuity (sharpness) in insects is largely a function of
The number of ommatidia
14
Which of the following is true of parental care in insects?
All of the above
15
Within the Hymenoptera,
All ants are eusocial
16
Male hymenopterans have no:
Fathers
17
When haplodiploid insects engage in asexual reproduction:
They produce only male offspring
18
In diploid parthenogenetic insects:
Males may be absent from the species
19
The ways that insects avoid mating with memebers of the wrong species include:
All of the above
20
Nicotine is produced by tobacco plants in order to:
Deter herbivores
21
Alkaloids are organic compounds that:
Are basic and contain nitrogen
22
The complicated dance language of honeybees is thought to have evolved from simpler communication behaviors seen in other bees. These simpler behaviors include:
All of the above
23
Pseudocopulation is:
A trick used by some orchids to attract specific pollinators
24
“Puddling” butterflies are seeking which nutrients?
Sodium
25
Which of the following orders of insects consists almost entirely of herbivores?
Phasmatodea (walking sticks)
26
The round dance of honeybees differs from the waggle dance in that:
The round dance is used only when the food source is close to the hive
27
What is 1-5, consecutively?
1) Esophagus; 2) Crop; 3) Gastric Caecae; 4) Midgut; 5) Malphghian Tubules; 6) Hindgut
28
Eusocual Insects
All of the above
29
Which of the following orders of insects consists entirely of predators?
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
30
Flowers that smell like rotten meat are typically pollinated by:
Diptera (flies)
31
Gall wasp larvae feed:
Within a tumor-like mass of plant tissue
32
Sperm enters an insect egg by passing through the:
Micropyle
33
Which is true of odor receptors in insects?
All of the above
34
Which of the following is true of bumblebees?
All of the above
35
Which of the following is true of carnivorous plants?
All of the above
36
Among the insects that typically have very sharp eyesight are:
Fast-flying aerial predators, such as Odonata
37
The jobs carried out by male honeybees (drones) include
Mating with the queen
38
The largest colonies of eusocial Hymenoptera are found among:
Ants
39
Ants communicate with each other mainly by:
Chemical signals
40
Among the tactics used by nocturnal insects to find mates are:
All of the above
41
Sensory organs involved in chemical perception (taste and smell) can be found on the:
All of the above
42
Label 1-4 correctly:
1) Compound Eye; 2) Antenna; 3) Labial Palp; 4) Mandible
43
The evolution of eusociality in termites:
May have been preceded by subsocial behaviors like those found in some modern cockroaches
44
The potential costs of group living include:
All of the above
45
Tannins are plant compounds that:
All of the above