Quiz  /  Insect Wings: Fact or Fiction?

  • 1. 
    Insect wings are outgrowths of the exoskeleton, made up primarily of a multilayered material known as cuticle.

  • True
  • False

  • 2. 
    Insects were the first groups of animals to evolve functional wings for true flight.

  • True
  • False

  • 3. 
    All insects possess two pairs of wings, known as the forewings and the hind wings.

  • True
  • False

  • 4. 
    In beetles, only the hind wings function in flight.

  • True
  • False

  • 5. 
    The veins of insect wings are filled with a circulatory fluid known as hemolymph.

  • True
  • False

  • 6. 
    The pattern of wing venation is constant across all species of insects.

  • True
  • False

  • 7. 
    Insects can have one of two different flight muscle arrangements: direct or indirect.

  • True
  • False

  • 8. 
    The hind wings of hymenopterans—which include ants, honeybees, and wasps—are connected to the forewings by tiny hooks called hamuli.

  • True
  • False
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