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12. All insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin. a. True b. False
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17. Water striders are famous for diving under the surface of ponds or streams to catch prey. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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26. A chemical that kills insects when they breathe it is called: a. a contact insecticide. b. a stomach poison. c. a fumigant d. a desiccant e. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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40. Which of the following is MOST commonly used by entomologists as a killing agent or preservative for immature insects? a. potassium cyanide b. ethyl acetate c. acetone d. ethanol e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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45. Pest insects that feed on dry, pinned, insect specimens can be repelled using? a. ethyl acetate b. acetone c. ethanol d. carbon dioxide e. none of the above e Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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47. Which group of bees is social? a. alkali bees b. carpenter bees c. leafcutter bees d. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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49. Which route of insecticide exposure is the most common? a. oral b. inhalation c. ocular d. dermal e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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50. In which of these groups do most of the species have coiled sucking mouthparts? a. bugs b. butterflies c. bees d. flies e. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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54. Which of the following pieces of information is NOT normally included on the specimen label? a. state b. county c. nearest town d. elevation e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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57. Which of these moths have large tympana located on their bodies in order to detect predators? a. Sphinx moths b. Silkworm Moths c. Tiger Moths d. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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58. Pesticide movement in water that is carried downward from the surface and into the soil is called: a. Runoff b. Leaching c. Absorption d. None of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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68. What is a spreading board useful for? a. collecting insects from bushes b. pinning butterflies c. displaying moths d. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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73. Which of these adult insect groups are pinned through the side of their body instead of the top? a. Coleoptera b. Hemiptera c. Orthoptera d. Odonata d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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74. A chemical message produced and emitted by an insect to communicate with other members of the same species is called: a. pheromone b. hormone c. rhabdome d. none of the above a Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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3. Hazard = Exposure x Toxicity. a. True b. False
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5. Stink bugs are leaf-chewing insect pests. a. True b. False
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2. Ticks and mites can transmit Spotted fever and Lyme disease. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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16. Geometer moths are also called ‘inchworms’. a. True b. False
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18. A pesticide that kills when it is eaten by the pest is called a stomach poison. a. True b. False True Ento. True - False Test Bank
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20. The insect abdomen is usually composed of 11 segments. a. True b. False True Ento. True - False Test Bank
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30. Which route of insecticide exposure is the most common? a. oral b. inhalation c. ocular d. dermal e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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21. Male midges have a pair of large brush-like antennae which make them well equipped for hearing female midges. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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35. Control that uses insects and disease-causing agents to attack pest populations is called: a. cultural control b. population control c. biological control d. life cycle control e. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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9. The insect circulatory system delivers oxygen to the body. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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42. Tympanic organs in insects are used for a. seeing b. hearing c. touching d. smelling e. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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27. Two naturally occurring species of bacteria cause a milky disease which is used to control: a. grasshoppers b. white flies c. potato leafhoppers d. Japanese beetles e. all of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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34. Mouthparts with a slender tube and squishy tip used to suck fluids are called: a. chewing mouthparts b. siphoning mouthparts c. sponging mouthparts d. piercing-sucking mouthparts e. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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43. Honeydew is made by which of these insect groups? a. bees b. roaches c. beetles d. caterpillars e. none of the above e Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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11. Insect wings are sometimes attached to the mesothorax. a. True b. False True Ento. True - False Test Bank
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41. What is the name for the empty exoskeleton or cast skin left behind when the next stage emerges? a. ghost b. shell c. naiad d. exuvium e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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38. When the exoskeleton of the last larval stage surrounds and protects the pupa, this ‘skin’ is called a a. cocoon b. puparium c. instar d. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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51. Stridulation refers to the act of making: a. eggs b. nests c. sounds d. light c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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32. Which of the following insects does NOT lay eggs in capsules? a. grasshoppers b. roaches c. ants d. mantids e. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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37. The muscles responsible for adjusting the angle of the wingstroke are called a. direct flight muscles b. indirect flight muscles c. pectoral muscles d. exoskeletal muscles e. none of the above a Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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61. Natural insect chemicals that keep larvae from changing into the adult stage are called: a. fumigants b. pheromones c. juvenile hormones d. pyrethroids c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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63. The sounds of which of these insects can be used to estimate air temperature by counting the number of chirps in 14 seconds, adding 8, multiplying by 5, then dividing by 9? a. house cricket b. katydid c. cicada d. tree cricket e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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65. Which of the following colors of light is invisible to insects? a. Red b. Blue c. Yellow d. White e. all of the above a Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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44. Which of the following belongs to the order Diptera? a. blowflies b. sawflies c. dragonflies d. fireflies e. all of the above a Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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60. How do favorable environmental conditions influence the length of an insect’s life cycle? a. Takes longer b. Becomes shorter c. No effect b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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25. A pesticide that breaks down quickly after it is applied is called a persistent pesticide. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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29. Which of the following are external blood feeding pests? a. mosquitoes b. bed bugs c. fleas d. a & c only e. all of the above e Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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75. The movement of pesticide away from the release site in water flowing across the surface is called: a. drift b. leaching c. release d. runoff e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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8. The weight of the exoskeleton is the reason why most arthropods are small. a. True b. False True Ento. True - False Test Bank
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71. Which of these groups has the largest number of scavengers that feed on dead animal tissue? a. june beetles b. lady beetles c. stag beetles d. carrion beetles e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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28. The ability of insects to survive pesticide applications after exposure over generations is called: a. repellency b. tolerance c. resistance d. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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33. The developmental stages between molts are called: a. cocoons b. instars c. morphs d. forms e. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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36. The mouthpart adapted for touching and tasting potential food is the a. labrum b. labium c. mandible d. palps e. none of the above d Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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56. Which of these groups of insects is unusual in having a pair of structures called elytra? a. Mantodea b. Coleoptera c. Homoptera d. Diptera e. All of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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22. The only social bees are carpenter bees and bumblebees. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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62. Which term refers to the ability of a pesticide to dissolve in water? a. solubility b. leaching c. persistence d. dissolvability e. none of the above a Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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69. Which of the following groups has an exoskeleton made of chitin? a. Crustaceans b. Spiders c. Centipedes d. Insects e. all of the above e Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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64. Insect antennae are used for which of the following functions? a. taste b. touch c. smell d. hear e. all of the above e Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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70. How many main regions are there on the insect body? a. Two b. Three c. Four d. None of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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6. Entomology is a branch of agronomy that deals with the study of ticks and mites. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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4. Adult female mosquitoes, bed bugs, and fleas feed exclusively on blood. a. True b. False True Ento. True - False Test Bank
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66. Which of these bugs make secretions used as dye to color cosmetics, medicine, and soft drinks? a. Scales b. Cicadas c. Spittle bugs d. Whiteflies e. None of the above a Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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52. Which of the following is the second region of the insect digestive system that food passes through? a. hindgut b. midgut c. crop d. pharynx e. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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53. Insects usually have one to three simple eyes called a. setae b. rhabdomes c. ocelli d. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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31. Which of the following groups can provide you with information on the geology of an area and the potential for ground water contamination by insecticides? a. Soil Conservation Service b. Geological Survey c. Environmental Protection Agency d. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service e. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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7. Antennae are a sure indicator that an arthropod belongs to the class Insecta. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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15. The top of an insect’s abdomen is called the tergum. a. True b. False True Ento. True - False Test Bank
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39. Which of these insects transmits bubonic plague? a. lice b. mosquito c. bed bug d. fly e. none of the above e Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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10. Of all grasshoppers, short-horned grasshoppers are the most damaging to crops. a. True b. False False Ento. True - False Test Bank
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55. In social bees and wasps, fertilized eggs become a. females b. males c. workers d. queens e. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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67. Secretions of insects may produce swollen masses of plant tissue on stems or leaves called: a. Stamens b. Fruit c. Nodules d. Buds e. None of the above e Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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59. Which of these arthropod groups does NOT have antennae? a. insects b. millipedes c. spiders d. centipedes e. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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72. Which of these insects store relatively benign chemicals in their abdomen that are combined when they are disturbed to produce a violent reaction, releasing oxygen, water, noxious chemicals and heat? a. tiger beetles b. blister beetles c. bombardier beetles d. none of the above c Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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46. Which of these insect orders have the longest jumpers in the insect world? a. Coleoptera b. Orthoptera c. Homoptera d. none of the above b Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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48. Which of the following insect groups does NOT have complete metamorphosis? a. damselflies b. houseflies c. caddisflies d. fireflies e. none of the above a Ento CDE Multiple Choice Test Bank
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