This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agricultural Entomology > Insect Science > Entomology – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Entomology Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the two most important insects? A) Blowflies and Beetles. B) Bees and Mosquitoes. C) Wasps and Butterflies. D) Ants and Lady Bugs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blowflies and Beetles. 2. Predators as nymphs and adults; larvae have unusual mouthparts; help significantly to control mosquito populations A) Odonata- Dragonflies and Damselflies. B) Plecoptera- Stoneflies. C) Hemiptera- True Bugs. D) Trichoptera- Caddisfly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odonata- Dragonflies and Damselflies. 3. Decomposition of a mammal begins at this stage: A) Post-decay stage. B) Bloated. C) Fresh stage. D) Decay stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fresh stage. 4. The fact that insect development is ..... allows insects to be used to determine time since death. A) Irregular. B) Predictable. C) Constant. D) Unpredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predictable. 5. The spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest A) Rigor mortis. B) Algor mortis. C) Pupa/pupae. D) Autolysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autolysis. 6. Algor mortis is Latin for: A) STIFFENING AT DEATH. B) COLORED DEATH. C) COOLING DEATH. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) COOLING DEATH. 7. Immatures called "hellgramite" (fierce, 3" +long, strong jaws to pinch); Like fast moving water in rocky streams; a dults have giant jaws but they do not pinch A) Diptera (Flies). B) Megaloptera/Neuroptera:Alderflies and Dobsonflies. C) Lepidoptera- Butterflies and Moths. D) Coleoptera- Beetles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Megaloptera/Neuroptera:Alderflies and Dobsonflies. 8. A forensic entomologist is ..... A) A person who studies insects to gain clues about a crime. B) A person who studies bones to gain clues about a crime. C) A person who studies DNA to gain clues about a crime. D) A person who studies fire and arson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who studies insects to gain clues about a crime. 9. Insects such as blowflies tend to lay their eggs in A) Dry, cold areas. B) Dry, warm areas. C) Moist, cold areas. D) Moist, warm areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moist, warm areas. 10. After a meal, the average time it takes for the stomach to empty is A) 1-2 hours. B) 4-6 hours. C) 8-12 hours. D) 24 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4-6 hours. 11. Insect stage after the egg hatches A) 1st instar. B) Pupae. C) 2nd egg stage. D) Adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st instar. 12. As a dead body decomposes, two gases putrescine and ..... are released that alert blowflies to a possible location to lay their eggs. A) Cadaverine. B) Odorless substances. C) Proteins. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cadaverine. 13. Insects, or Hexapods, have how many legs? A) 2. B) 6. C) 8. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 14. Feeding on carrion; from the greek word phagos, to each, and necro, meaning dead A) Entomology. B) Necrophagous. C) Carrion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Necrophagous. 15. During this stage, beetles begin to colonize the body and consume the dry, less nutrient-rich components. A) Decay stage. B) Bloated stage. C) Fresh stage. D) Post-decay stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Post-decay stage. 16. Which of the following is NOT a part of insect development cycle. A) Pupa. B) Grub. C) Egg. D) Adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grub. 17. Each of the 3 different larval stages of flies in species that undergo complete metamorphosis A) Instar. B) Insect succession. C) Maggot. D) Oviposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instar. 18. Case 2:Police Report:The body of a large pit bull terrier was found inside a walk-in basement at a home in Cary. Maggots were found concentrated in the head and region behind the shoulder. The windows were closed, although the open curtains allowed sunlight to enter, and the air conditioner was set at 72$^\circ$ F. Weather Report:Daytime temperatures have been variable over the past three weeks, ranging from 75 to 94$^\circ$ F. Skies have been sunny. What effect did the outside temperature have on the development of the larva? A) It is hot outside so it sped it up. B) It is hot outside so it slowed it down. C) It is hot outside, but the dog is inside and the AC is on so it had no effect. D) It is hot outside, but the dog is inside and the AC is on so it sped it up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is hot outside, but the dog is inside and the AC is on so it had no effect. 19. What is insect succession? A) The sequence in which an egg becomes an adult fly. B) A sequence of changing species that inhabit a decomposing body. C) The depositing of eggs. D) When the alpha fly is overthrown by his son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sequence of changing species that inhabit a decomposing body. 20. In general, the older the insects around the dead body are ..... A) The longer the body has been dead. B) The less time the body has been dead. C) The more blood the body lost. D) The hotter the temp. around the body is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The longer the body has been dead. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAgricultural Entomology QuizzesEntomology Quiz 1Entomology Quiz 2Entomology Quiz 3Entomology Quiz 4Entomology Quiz 6Entomology Quiz 7Entomology Quiz 8Entomology Quiz 9Entomology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books