Question 1

The legs and wings of insects are attached to the

Accepted Answer

A) cephalothorax. 
B) head. 
C) abdomen. 
D) opisthosoma. 
E) thorax. 
A) cephalothorax. 
B) head. 
C) abdomen. 
D) opisthosoma. 
E) thorax. E

Question 2

Male mosquitoes and midges have specialized receptors for hearing at the bases of their antennae called

Accepted Answer

A) tympanae. 
B) Johnston's organs. 
C) auricles. 
D) Jacobson's organs. 
E) coxal glands. 
A) tympanae. 
B) Johnston's organs. 
C) auricles. 
D) Jacobson's organs. 
E) coxal glands. B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a disease carried by an insect in some stage?

Accepted Answer

A) malaria 
B) yellow fever 
C) bubonic plague 
D) Lyme disease 
E) typhus 
A) malaria 
B) yellow fever 
C) bubonic plague 
D) Lyme disease 
E) typhus D

Question 4

Immature insects undergoing holometabolous metamorphosis are called __________ because they are very different from the adult morphology.

Accepted Answer

A) nymphs 
B) naiads 
C) larvae 
D) juveniles 
E) pupae 
A) nymphs 
B) naiads 
C) larvae 
D) juveniles 
E) pupae

Question 5

Among insects,the upper and lower lips are sensory and are called the

Accepted Answer

A) maxilla and maxilliped. 
B) labrum and the labium. 
C) chela and the cheliped. 
D) uropod and the tenson. 
E) mandible and the maxilla. 
A) maxilla and maxilliped. 
B) labrum and the labium. 
C) chela and the cheliped. 
D) uropod and the tenson. 
E) mandible and the maxilla.

Question 6

Reproductive females in a social insect colony are the

Accepted Answer

A) drones. 
B) queens. 
C) workers. 
D) ogivers 
E) mothers. 
A) drones. 
B) queens. 
C) workers. 
D) ogivers 
E) mothers.

Question 7

Members of class __________ are among the most numerous crustaceans,and are both marine and freshwater in distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) Cirripedia 
B) Copepoda 
C) Branchiopoda 
D) Malacostraca 
E) Isopoda 
A) Cirripedia 
B) Copepoda 
C) Branchiopoda 
D) Malacostraca 
E) Isopoda

Question 8

The crustacean abdominal appendages that are used for swimming are called

Accepted Answer

A) scaphopods. 
B) pereiopods. 
C) pleopods. 
D) maxillipeds. 
E) chilipeds. 
A) scaphopods. 
B) pereiopods. 
C) pleopods. 
D) maxillipeds. 
E) chilipeds.

Question 9

Which of the following help explain the rapid diversification of the insects in terrestrial habitats? Check all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Devonian Period 400 million years ago corresponds to the diversification of flowering plants. 
B)  Uplift along the continental margins created shallow estuarine habitats favored by early insects. 
C)  Evolutionary modifications of the exoskeleton for flight promoted insect dispersal into new unoccupied terrestrial habitats. 
D)  The evolution of jointed appendages in insects promoted terrestrial locomotion. 
A)  The Devonian Period 400 million years ago corresponds to the diversification of flowering plants. 
B)  Uplift along the continental margins created shallow estuarine habitats favored by early insects. 
C)  Evolutionary modifications of the exoskeleton for flight promoted insect dispersal into new unoccupied terrestrial habitats. 
D)  The evolution of jointed appendages in insects promoted terrestrial locomotion.

Question 10

Brine shrimp and fairy shrimp are classified in the crustacean class

Accepted Answer

A) Decapoda. 
B) Amphipoda. 
C) Branchiopoda. 
D) Anostraca. 
E) Isopoda. 
A) Decapoda. 
B) Amphipoda. 
C) Branchiopoda. 
D) Anostraca. 
E) Isopoda.

Question 11

Most hymenopterans have a _____________________ sex determination system.

Accepted Answer

A) diploid 
B) haploid 
C) haplodiploid 
D) diplohaploid 
E) diplodiploid 
A) diploid 
B) haploid 
C) haplodiploid 
D) diplohaploid 
E) diplodiploid

Question 12

Which of the following is not a type of insect pheromone?

Accepted Answer

A) attack 
B) aggregation 
C) trailing 
D) sex 
E) alarm 
A) attack 
B) aggregation 
C) trailing 
D) sex 
E) alarm

Question 13

Which type of crustacean do many zoologists believe to have the greatest number of individuals of any type of animal on the planet?

Accepted Answer

A) isopods 
B) fairy shrimp 
C) brine shrimp 
D) copepods 
E) barnacles 
A) isopods 
B) fairy shrimp 
C) brine shrimp 
D) copepods 
E) barnacles

Question 14

The __________ preadapted insects for success on land.

Accepted Answer

A) biramous appendage 
B) walking leg 
C) exoskeleton 
D) gills 
E) mandibles 
A) biramous appendage 
B) walking leg 
C) exoskeleton 
D) gills 
E) mandibles

Question 15

Terrestrial crustaceans are quite rare,but terrestrial pill bugs belong to the order

Accepted Answer

A) Amphipoda. 
B) Maxillopoda. 
C) Cladocera. 
D) Anostraca. 
E) Isopoda. 
A) Amphipoda. 
B) Maxillopoda. 
C) Cladocera. 
D) Anostraca. 
E) Isopoda.

Question 16

Beetles have hardened,protective forewings called

Accepted Answer

A) naiads. 
B) rhabdomes. 
C) ommatidia. 
D) elytra. 
E) halteres. 
A) naiads. 
B) rhabdomes. 
C) ommatidia. 
D) elytra. 
E) halteres.

Question 17

Mayflies and dragonflies exhibit __________ metamorphosis.

Accepted Answer

A) hemimetabolous 
B) amphimetabolous 
C) holometabolous 
D) ametabolous 
E) paurometabolous 
A) hemimetabolous 
B) amphimetabolous 
C) holometabolous 
D) ametabolous 
E) paurometabolous

Question 18

The external openings of the respiratory system of insects are

Accepted Answer

A) tracheae. 
B) malpighii. 
C) spiracles. 
D) nephridiopores. 
E) tracheoles. 
A) tracheae. 
B) malpighii. 
C) spiracles. 
D) nephridiopores. 
E) tracheoles.

Question 19

Insects have been tremendously successful in most of earth's ecosystems.Which one of the following HAS VERY FEW insect inhabitants?

Accepted Answer

A) terrestrial 
B) freshwater 
C) salt water 
D) aerial 
E) all of the answers are correct 
A) terrestrial 
B) freshwater 
C) salt water 
D) aerial 
E) all of the answers are correct

Question 20

The antennal or green glands of crayfish function in

Accepted Answer

A) producing digestive enzymes. 
B) excretion. 
C) producing molting enzymes. 
D) sensing water quality. 
E) sensing gravity. 
A) producing digestive enzymes. 
B) excretion. 
C) producing molting enzymes. 
D) sensing water quality. 
E) sensing gravity.

Exam 15: The Pancrustacea: Crustacea and Hexapoda

The legs and wings of insects are attached to the

Male mosquitoes and midges have specialized receptors for hearing at the bases of their antennae called

Which of the following is NOT a disease carried by an insect in some stage?

Immature insects undergoing holometabolous metamorphosis are called __________ because they are very different from the adult morphology.

Among insects,the upper and lower lips are sensory and are called the

Reproductive females in a social insect colony are the

Members of class __________ are among the most numerous crustaceans,and are both marine and freshwater in distribution.

The crustacean abdominal appendages that are used for swimming are called

Which of the following help explain the rapid diversification of the insects in terrestrial habitats? Check all that apply.

Brine shrimp and fairy shrimp are classified in the crustacean class

Most hymenopterans have a _____________________ sex determination system.

Which of the following is not a type of insect pheromone?

Which type of crustacean do many zoologists believe to have the greatest number of individuals of any type of animal on the planet?

The __________ preadapted insects for success on land.

Terrestrial crustaceans are quite rare,but terrestrial pill bugs belong to the order

Beetles have hardened,protective forewings called

Mayflies and dragonflies exhibit __________ metamorphosis.

The external openings of the respiratory system of insects are

Insects have been tremendously successful in most of earth's ecosystems.Which one of the following HAS VERY FEW insect inhabitants?

The antennal or green glands of crayfish function in

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Evolution: History and Evidence

Evolution and Gene Frequencies

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Animal-Like Protists: the Protozoa

Multicellular and Tissue Levels of Organization

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