• 1. 
    Which American zoologist and cytologist first identified individual genes by studying the giant chromosomes in the salivary gland cells of fruit flies?

  • John Dalton
  • Rachel Carson
  • Nettie Stevens
  • Theophilus Shickel Painter
  • 2. 
    Which of these beetles is also called the “true water beetle”?

  • ladybird beetle
  • whirligig beetle
  • predaceous diving beetle
  • antlike flower beetle
  • 3. 
    Which of these insects includes a “slave-maker” that bites the head off the resident queen?

  • wasp
  • bee
  • termite
  • ant
  • 4. 
    The click beetle is named for the sound it makes when the insect performs which of these behaviours?

  • snaps its jaws shut
  • flips its body into the air
  • hits its head against wood
  • knocks its legs against the body
  • 5. 
    Of what shape are the cells in beehives?

  • triangular
  • octagonal
  • square
  • hexagonal
  • 6. 
    Which of these are sold to farmers to help control insect pests?

  • locusts
  • chameleons
  • ladybugs
  • butterflies
  • 7. 
    Which of these insects produces a substance called royal jelly?

  • dung beetles
  • mosquitoes
  • honeybees
  • butterflies
  • 8. 
    Which beetle is also known as the tumblebug and can eat its weight in 24 hours?

  • powderpost beetle
  • tortoise beetle
  • dung beetle
  • pleasing fungus beetle
  • 9. 
    Insects do not have lungs. Instead, they breathe through openings in the body that lead to the internal organs and cells. What are these openings and passages called?

  • spiracles and tracheae
  • antennae and palpi
  • larvae and pupae
  • bronchi and alveoli
  • 10. 
    Which of these insects is an aerial predator as an adult and an aquatic predator as a larva?

  • assassin bug
  • dragonfly
  • butterfly
  • horsefly
  • 11. 
    Which of these flies, also called the chloropid fly, breeds in decaying vegetation and excrement and feeds on pus, blood, and other animal fluids?

  • stable fly
  • owl-fly
  • frit fly
  • blow fly
  • 12. 
    Which of these is not a hymenopteran?

  • ant
  • bee
  • wasp
  • beetle
  • 13. 
    Which insect has a pair of hard front wings that cover the rear pair?

  • gladiator bug
  • grasshopper
  • termite
  • beetle
  • 14. 
    What do butterflies and moths use their antennae for?

  • smelling
  • breathing
  • reproduction
  • feeding
  • 15. 
    Termites eat wood but cannot digest it on their own. What organisms live inside termites and break down the wood and other materials they eat?

  • bacteria and protozoans
  • plants
  • fungi
  • wasps
  • 16. 
    What dyestuff used in lipstick and other cosmetics is made from the dried and ground bodies of certain cactus-eating insects?

  • indigo
  • brazilwood
  • Congo red
  • cochineal
  • 17. 
    Which of these insects do not reproduce via parthenogenesis (reproduction without fertilization)?

  • water fleas
  • honeybees
  • aphids
  • butterflies
  • 18. 
    Which of these acids derives its name from the Latin word for ant?

  • formic acid
  • nitric acid
  • butyric acid
  • oxalic acid
  • 19. 
    What is the physical phenomenon that allows some insects to walk across water?

  • buoyancy
  • diffusion
  • separation of charge
  • surface tension
  • 20. 
    Even if honeybees produced no honey, they would still be needed by farmers and gardeners. Why?

  • honeybees eat insects that are destructive to fruits and vegetables
  • honeybees eat weeds that grow among crops
  • honeybees play an important role as pollinators
  • honeybees protect crops from other insects by stinging them
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