This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agricultural Entomology > Insect Science > Entomology – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Entomology Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This stage results in the remains consisting primarily of bones, some dried skin and cartilage A) Bloat. B) Active Decay. C) Advanced Decay. D) Dry Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dry Skeletal. 2. During this stage house flies begin to appear and deposit eggs A) Fresh stage. B) Post-decay stage. C) Bloated stage. D) Decay stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decay stage. 3. Entomology is: A) The study of arthropods. B) The study of the skin. C) The study of arachnids. D) The study of insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of insects. 4. The reason someone dies is called the: A) Type of death. B) Manner of death. C) Cause of death. D) Mechanism of death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause of death. 5. According to forensic entomologists, which "witness" is the first to arrive at the crime scene? A) Mite. B) Spider. C) Carrion beetle. D) Blow fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blow fly. 6. Which of these is NOT part of the Phylum Arthropoda? A) Spiders, mites, ticks. B) Crabs, lobsters, crayfish, pillbugs. C) Millipedes, centipedes. D) Octopi, squid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Octopi, squid. 7. Post-mortem examination A) Adipocere. B) Autolysis. C) Autopsy. D) Entomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autopsy. 8. During this stage/phase, the larvae stops feeding and travels several feet away from the corpse. A) Initial decay. B) Migration phase. C) Fresh stage. D) Bloated stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration phase. 9. How long does it take food to leave the small intestine? A) 2 hours. B) 4 hours. C) 6 hours. D) 12 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 hours. 10. A legless, eyeless, vermiform larva that is approximately 5 mm in length would probably belong to what insect order? A) Orthoptera. B) Odonata. C) Siphonaptera. D) Blattodea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siphonaptera. 11. What is Botany? A) Study of Marines. B) Study of Terrestrials. C) Study of Plants. D) Study of Microbes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study of Plants. 12. The most important specimen collected by a forensic entomologist is: A) The oldest life stage present on the body. B) The number of eggs deposited in the body. C) The newest life stage present on the body. D) The number of flies on the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The oldest life stage present on the body. 13. Developmental process usually involving changes in the animal's form A) Metamorphosis. B) Moly. C) Instar. D) Oviposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metamorphosis. 14. Animals characterized by jointed legs, a segmented body, and a hard, nonliving exoskeleton. the exoskeleton does not keep up with the growth of the insect, and so must be shed periodically A) Dichotomous. B) Taxonomy. C) Arthropods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthropods. 15. Axillary sclerites form points of attachment for muscles that control the: A) Wings. B) Legs. C) Mouthparts. D) Antennae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wings. 16. 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. Do you think the dog died of natural causes? A) Yes, why else would it be in the the basement of a house. B) Yes, flies wouldn't lay eggs in a house any other way. C) No, noone would leave a dead dog in the basement. D) No, the maggots are concentrated in the head and behind the shoulder, not normal openings for flies to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, the maggots are concentrated in the head and behind the shoulder, not normal openings for flies to go. 17. Concerning the surrounding area or environment A) Malt. B) Instar. C) Ambient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambient. 18. Prior to 72 hours after death, livor mortis, rigor mortis and algor mortis are used instead of ..... evidence. A) Anthropological. B) Odontological. C) Entomological. D) Pathological. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomological. 19. How is entomology used in crimes A) To prove how Cops only like donuts. B) To examine how long the infestation in the body is with how long it is. C) To show how crimes are caused by insects. D) To show that many crimes use insects in food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To examine how long the infestation in the body is with how long it is. 20. Wormlike beetle larva A) Grub. B) Crop. C) Pupa. D) Maggot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grub. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAgricultural Entomology QuizzesEntomology Quiz 1Entomology Quiz 2Entomology Quiz 3Entomology Quiz 4Entomology Quiz 5Entomology Quiz 6Entomology Quiz 7Entomology Quiz 9Entomology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books