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Quiz 1 – Version A

True/False:

 1.  Spiders, ticks, and horseshoe crabs belong to the subphylum 
     Mandibulata.

 2.  Dragonflies are more closely related to scorpionflies than to
     stoneflies.

 3.  The immature stages of some holometabolous insects are called
     naiads.

 4.  Insects in the orders Orthoptera and Hymenoptera have chewing 
     mouthparts.

 5.  Both Arthropods and Onychophorans have open circulatory systems.

Multiple Choice:

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

 7.  To which class of arthropods do lobsters and shrimp belong?
     A.  Crustacea                   C.  Arachnida
     B.  Myriapoda                   D.  Xiphosura

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

 9.  Which order is NOT holometabolous?
     A.  Siphonaptera                C.  Hymenoptera
     B.  Thysanoptera                D.  Neuroptera

10.  Which order is exclusively herbivorous?
     A.  Trichoptera                 C.  Odonata
     B.  Phasmatodea                 D.  Thysanoptera

11.  Which order is exclusively parasitic?
     A.  Diplura                     C.  Siphonaptera
     B.  Zoraptera                   D.  Diptera

12.  Sucking mouthparts are NOT found in:
     A.  Fleas                       C.  Lice
     B.  Flies                       D.  Ants

13.  All ametabolous insects are:
     A.  Predatory                   C.  Wingless
     B.  Endognathous                D.  All of these

14.  Immatures of the Neuroptera would be classified as:
     A.  Scavengers                  C.  Parasites
     B.  Herbivores                  D.  Predators

15.  What do the orders Mantodea, Dermaptera, and Isoptera have
     in common?
     A.  Winglessness                C.  Chewing mouthparts
     B.  Herbivory                   D.  All of these

Matching:

Match each insect in the left column with its correct order name in the right column.
16.  Silverfish
17.  Stoneflies 
18.  Scorpionflies
19.  Caddisflies
20.  Katydids
A.  Trichoptera
B.  Mecoptera
C.  Psocodea
D.  Orthoptera
E.  Plecoptera
F.  Thysanoptera
G.  Zygentoma
H.  Diptera
Match each characteristic in the left column with its correct order name in the right column.
21.  Elytra
22.  Subimago
23.  Furcula
24.  Ootheca
25.  Hamuli
A.  Blattodea
B.  Lepidoptera
C.  Collembola
D.  Ephemeroptera
E.  Coleoptera
F.  Siphonaptera
G.  Hymenoptera
H.  Orthoptera
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