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Entomology Final
  • Juan Montenegro

  • 問題数 45 • 12/9/2023

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  • 1

    Sensory organs involved in chemical perception (taste and smell) can be found on the:

    All of the above

  • 2

    Which is true of odor receptors in insects?

    All of the above

  • 3

    Visual acuity (sharpness) in insects is largely a function of

    The number of ommatidia

  • 4

    The similarities between human and insect eyes include the presence of

    All of the above

  • 5

    Among the insects that typically have very sharp eyesight are:

    Fast-flying aerial predators, such as Odonata

  • 6

    Both male and female insects have accessory glands associated with their reproductive systems. Among the products of these glands are:

    All of the above

  • 7

    The ways that insects avoid mating with memebers of the wrong species include:

    All of the above

  • 8

    When haplodiploid insects engage in asexual reproduction:

    They produce only male offspring

  • 9

    In diploid parthenogenetic insects:

    Males may be absent from the species

  • 10

    Sperm enters an insect egg by passing through the:

    Micropyle

  • 11

    How many eggs are produced by the typical insect over the course of her lifetime?

    50 to a few hundred

  • 12

    Among the tactics used by nocturnal insects to find mates are:

    All of the above

  • 13

    The simpler behaviors thought to have preceded the evolution of eusociality include:

    All of the above

  • 14

    The potential costs of group living include:

    All of the above

  • 15

    Which of the following is true of parental care in insects?

    All of the above

  • 16

    In termites, caste may be determined by:

    All of the above

  • 17

    Termites are able to feed on wood because:

    They have symbiotic relationships with protozoans or fungi that break down wood

  • 18

    Eusocual Insects

    All of the above

  • 19

    Among eusocial insects, “division of reproductive labor” means that:

    Most members of a colony are completely sterile

  • 20

    Within the Hymenoptera,

    All ants are eusocial

  • 21

    Male hymenopterans have no:

    Fathers

  • 22

    Which of the following is true of bumblebees?

    All of the above

  • 23

    Ants communicate with each other mainly by:

    Chemical signals

  • 24

    An individual honeybee worker may carry out many different tasks in the hive during her life time, usually starting with:

    Cleaning the cells

  • 25

    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

  • 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

    The jobs carried out by male honeybees (drones) include

    Mating with the queen

  • 28

    The largest colonies of eusocial Hymenoptera are found among:

    Ants

  • 29

    The evolution of eusociality in termites:

    May have been preceded by subsocial behaviors like those found in some modern cockroaches

  • 30

    Which of the following orders of insects consists almost entirely of herbivores?

    Phasmatodea (walking sticks)

  • 31

    If you find an insect feeding internally within plant tissues, what type of insect is it most likely to be?

    An immature holometabolous insect

  • 32

    Gall wasp larvae feed:

    Within a tumor-like mass of plant tissue

  • 33

    In natural habitats, the impact of insect herbivory on plants is:

    Usually modest but measurable

  • 34

    Alkaloids are organic compounds that:

    Are basic and contain nitrogen

  • 35

    Tannins are plant compounds that:

    All of the above

  • 36

    Nicotine is produced by tobacco plants in order to:

    Deter herbivores

  • 37

    “Puddling” butterflies are seeking which nutrients?

    Sodium

  • 38

    Which of the following is true of carnivorous plants?

    All of the above

  • 39

    Flowers that smell like rotten meat are typically pollinated by:

    Diptera (flies)

  • 40

    One reason why bees are the most important group of insect pollinators is that:

    They gather food for their larvae, not just for themselves

  • 41

    Pseudocopulation is:

    A trick used by some orchids to attract specific pollinators

  • 42

    Karl von Frisch won a Nobel Prize for:

    Decoding the dance language of bees

  • 43

    Which of the following orders of insects consists entirely of predators?

    Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)

  • 44

    What is 1-5, consecutively?

    1) Esophagus; 2) Crop; 3) Gastric Caecae; 4) Midgut; 5) Malphghian Tubules; 6) Hindgut

  • 45

    Label 1-4 correctly:

    1) Compound Eye; 2) Antenna; 3) Labial Palp; 4) Mandible