Most of Exam 3 questions will come from topics discussing the insect orders. However, a few questions will be from earlier sections. Be sure to review all the material we have covered.
Fill in the blanks in the following table.
|
Group or (Sub)order Name |
Common Name |
Meaning of the Group or (Sub)order Name |
|
1. |
FLIES |
2. |
|
HEMIPTERA |
3. |
4. |
|
5. |
6. |
HAIR-WINGED |
|
7. |
LACEWINGS |
8. |
Multiple Choice.
1. An order belonging to the Subclass Apterygota is:
A. Collembola B. Siphonaptera C. Mallophaga D. Thysanoptera
2. Stoneflies undergo what type of metamorphosis?
A. Ametabolous B. Holometabolous C. Hemimetabolous D. Hypermetamorphosis
3. What order of insects contains more species than any other order?
A. Coleoptera B. Hymenoptera C. Diptera D. Lepidoptera
4. Malaria is transmitted by: A. deer flies B. fleas C. house flies D. mosquitoes
True or False.
5. Springtails belong in the class Collembola.
6. Cockroaches have specialized front wings called tegmina.
7. Green lacewings have a chewing mouthtype.
8. Most chewing lice parasitize mammals.
9. Eruciform larvae occur only in the Lepidoptera.
10. Fleas belong in the subclass Apterygota.
Definitions. Briefly define the following terms
cerci -
haltere -
ootheca -
naiad -
Short-answer, Essay. Briefly complete the following questions.
11. Diagram the life cycle of a typical holometabolous insect. Be sure to include all stages and connections between stages
Quiz 12
Apterygota are insects that are primitively
(evolutionarily) wingless. T/F
Palaeopterous insects can fold their wings. T/F
Quiz 13
The following groups are all in the Orthoptera except:
A. earwigs B. grasshoppers C. katydids D. crickets
Isoptera are: A. predators B. social insects C. crickets D. grasshoppers
Quiz 14
Insects in which hemimetabolous insect order
are ectoparasites of birds and mammals?
A. Hemiptera B. Thysanoptera C. Phthiraptera D. Psocoptera
Which order is mostly phytophagous and has piercing-sucking mouthparts?
A. Hemiptera B. Thysanoptera C. Phthiraptera D. Psocoptera
Name the order of small to medium sized insects with narrow wings with a long
setal (hair) fringe:
A. Hemiptera B. Thysanoptera C. Phthiraptera D. Psocoptera
Quiz 15
Name the endopterygote order having a hardened
forewing called an elytra:
A. Hemiptera B. Coleoptera C. Neuroptera D. Orthoptera
Antlions and lacewings are in the order:
A. Hemiptera B. Coleoptera C. Neuroptera D. Orthoptera
Quiz 16
Which Holometabolous insect order has forewings
modified as elytra:
A. Hemiptera B. Coleoptera C. Neuroptera D. Orthoptera
Which Holometabolous insect order is characterized as apterous, laterally-compressed ectoparasites with piercing-sucking mouthparts: A. Siphonaptera B. Coleoptera C. Neuroptera D. Diptera
Quiz 18
Caddisflies are in the order: A. Mecoptera B. Siphonaptera C. Tricoptera D. Coleoptera
In what order do males offer a prey item to females as a nuptial gift before
mating?
A. Mecoptera B. Siphonaptera C. Tricoptera D. Coleoptera
Quiz 19
Which order is characterized by having scale
covered wings and mouthparts as a coiled proboscis?
A. Tricoptera B. Mecoptera C. Coleoptera D. Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera includes: A. wasps B. moths C. caddisflies D. fleas
Quiz 20
Holometabolous insects with some social
members?
A. Tricoptera B. Mecoptera C. Hymeopetera D. Lepidoptera
Wasps have a narrow constriction between the thorax and abdomen. T / F
Answers to Sample Exam III
|
Group or (Sub)order Name |
Common Name |
Meaning of the Group or (Sub)order Name |
|
Diptera |
FLIES |
two winged |
|
HEMIPTERA |
true bugs |
half winged |
|
Tricoptera |
caddisflies |
HAIR-WINGED |
|
Neroptera |
LACEWINGS |
nerve winged |
1. Collembola
2. Holometabolous
3. Coleoptera
4. mosquitoes
5. T, 6. T, 7. T, 8. F, 9. F. 10. F
11. see your text, an example is given on page 141
Answers to Quizzes Exam II
Quiz 12: T, F
Quiz 13: earwigs, social insects
Quiz 14: Phthiraptera, Hemiptera, Thysanoptera
Quiz 15: Coleoptera, Neuroptera
Quiz 16: Coleoptera, Siphonaptera
Quiz 18: Tricoptera, Mecoptera
Quiz 19: Lepidoptera, moths
Quiz 20: Hymeopetera, T