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
