The Head

1.    An insect's head is specialized for:

Reproduction and digestion

Ingestion and perception

Orientation and locomotion

Adaptation and respiration

 

2.   Which structure is NOT part of the head capsule?

Pronotum

Clypeus

Tentorium

Vertex

 

3.   The frontal suture lies between:

The compound eyes and the gena

The frons and the compound eyes

The clypeus and the frons

The labrum and the clypeus

 

4.   The frons and the clypeus are separated by the:

Epistomal suture

Labrum

Gena

Subgenal suture

 

5.   The clypeus is located between:

The gena and the frons

The vertex and the labium

The frons and the labrum

The occiput and the gena

 

6.   The mouthparts include all of these structures EXCEPT:

Hypopharynx

Maxillae

Clypeus

Labium

Labrum

 

7.   Which mouthpart(s) lie(s) between the labrum and the maxillae?

Tentorium

Mandibles

Labium

Palps

 

8.   Which structure is NOT part of an insect's antenna?

Scape

Flagellum

Pedicel

Coxa

 

9.   Which part of an insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?

Pedicel

Arista

Flagellum

Scape

 

10.   The hypopharynx separates the mouth opening from the:

Cibarium

Labrum

Mandibles

Salivarium