This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agricultural Entomology > Entomology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Entomology Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Within minutes of death, odor emitted from a dead body can be detected by blow flies from: A) A mile away. B) A half-mile away. C) A quarter-mile away. D) A 50 yard radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mile away. 2. What is Zoology? A) Study of Aves. B) Study of Mammals. C) Study of Amphibians. D) Study of Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Study of Animals. 3. This stage of death is defined huge loss of mass, to the point where only skin and bones are likely to remain A) Fresh. B) Bloat / Putrification. C) Active Decay. D) Dry Remains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dry Remains. 4. Carcass of a dead and decaying animal A) Entomology. B) Carrion. C) Arthropod. D) Taxonomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrion. 5. ..... blowflies are of little forensic value, as it is unclear whether they have just arrived at the scene or have developed on the body. A) Adult. B) Juvenile. C) Larval. D) Pupal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adult. 6. An important clue to the condition of a body at death is the location of the ..... A) Beetles. B) Heart. C) Flies. D) Larval mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Larval mass. 7. Which skinny insect drains blood from people and causes many diseases? A) PUBG Fly. B) Mosquito. C) Spotted Lantern Fly. D) Apex Legends Wasp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mosquito. 8. The body loses how many degrees per hour after death A) 1.5 $^\circ$F. B) 2 $^\circ$F. C) 3 $^\circ$F. D) 4 $^\circ$F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.5 $^\circ$F. 9. The stage of the fly cycle during which the larvae are voracious feeders is called the ..... stage. A) First instar. B) Second instar. C) Third instar. D) Fourth instar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third instar. 10. How does temperature have an effect on insect evidence? A) Temp. does not effect insect evidence. B) High temp. speeds up insect's life cycle. C) Low temp. speeds up insect's life cycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High temp. speeds up insect's life cycle. 11. The process of recreating a face from skeletal remains (often for the purpose of identification) A) Temperature, wind and moisture. B) Forensic anthropology. C) Osteobiography. D) Facial reconstruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Facial reconstruction. 12. ..... is a broad term meaning the application of the study of insects to legal cases. A) Forensic anthropology. B) Forensic odontology. C) Forensic pathology. D) Forensic entomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forensic entomology. 13. What is ADH? A) The number of hours a dead body has been outside. B) The number of hours a body has been dead. C) The number of hours it takes for an insect species to become an adult. D) The number of hours it takes for an insect species to develop to a given stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of hours it takes for an insect species to develop to a given stage. 14. Bees and Butterflies are considered ..... ? A) Pests. B) Pets. C) Pollinators. D) Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollinators. 15. The eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in ..... A) Florida. B) Central Mexico. C) Baja California. D) Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Mexico. 16. Insects are rare. A) False. B) I dont know. C) I was sleeping. D) I know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. Algor mortis stands for A) Telling time of death using body stiffness. B) Telling time of death using blood pulling. C) Telling time of death using temperature loss. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telling time of death using temperature loss. 18. How long does it take a blowfly egg to hatch into maggots? A) 1 hour. B) 2-4 hours. C) 8-10 hours. D) 12-24 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12-24 hours. 19. The third stage of metamorphosis / larva develops into an adult insect. A) Eclosion. B) Fly Development Stages. C) Pupa. D) Larva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pupa. 20. Insect evidence should be collected ..... A) At the scene by a forensic entomologist or trained investigator. B) Upon the finding of the decedent by the first responding officer. C) Only from the body. D) At the crime laboratory by forensic analysts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the scene by a forensic entomologist or trained investigator. Next →Related QuizzesEntomology Quiz 2Entomology Quiz 3Entomology Quiz 4Entomology Quiz 5Entomology Quiz 6Entomology Quiz 7Entomology Quiz 8Entomology Quiz 9Entomology Quiz 10Entomology Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books