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Quiz 1 – Version B

True/False:

 1.  Centipedes and millipedes belong to the SAME subphylum as 
     spiders and ticks.

 2.  Honey bees are more closely related to ants than to butterflies
     and moths.

 3.  Aquatic immatures of ALL holometabolous insects are known as
     larvae.

 4.  All insects in the orders Diptera and Psocodea have sucking
     mouthparts.

 5.  Cerci are commonly found in ametabolous insects but NOT in 
     holometabolous insects.

Multiple Choice:

 6.  Which insect order is most closely related to Dermaptera?
     A.  Hymenoptera                 C.  Orthoptera
     B.  Plecoptera                  D.  Zygentoma

 7.  Which arthropods have chelicerae?
     A.  Spiders                     C.  Millipedes
     B.  Shrimp                      D.  All of these

 8.  The order Orthoptera contains:
     A.  Bed bugs and stink bugs
     B.  Chewing and sucking lice
     C.  Roaches and mantids
     D.  Crickets and grasshoppers

 9.  Which characteristic would NOT be found in the Onychophora?
     A.  One pair of antennae
     B.  Three tagmata
     C.  Jointed legs with claws
     D.  Segmented body

10.  Which order is exclusively hematophagous (blood feeders)?
     A.  Siphonaptera                C.  Thysanoptera
     B.  Phasmida                    D.  Hymenoptera

11.  Which structure is ALWAYS associated with the Hymenoptera?
     A.  Furcula                     C.  Hamuli
     B.  Collophore                  D.  Elytra

12.  Chewing mouthparts NEVER occur in:
     A.  Fleas                       C.  Earwigs
     B.  Beetles                     D.  Bees

13.  All neopterous insects are:
     A.  Predatory                   C.  Wingless
     B.  Ectognathous                D.  Hemimetabolous

14.  Which developmental stage is found only in the Ephemeroptera?
     A.  Prepupa                     C.  Subimago
     B.  Naiad                       D.  Imago

15.  Which orders are most important in the transmission of human
     disease?
     A.  Phasmatodea and Odonata     C.  Hymenoptera and Siphonaptera
     B.  Diptera and Psocodea        D.  Hemiptera and Thysanoptera

Matching:

Match each insect in the left column with its correct order name in the right column.
16.  Springtails
17.  Leafhoppers
18.  Bristletails
19.  Booklice
20.  Crickets
A.  Trichoptera
B.  Archeognatha
C.  Psocodea
D.  Orthoptera
E.  Plecoptera
F.  Collembola
G.  Zygentoma
H.  Hemiptera
Classify the following orders as:
21.  Siphonaptera 
22.  Odonata
23.  Thysanoptera
24.  Phasmatodea
25.  Mecoptera
A.  Predators
B.  Parasites   
C.  Herbivores
D.  Scavengers
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