This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Agricultural Entomology > Insect Science > Entomology – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Entomology Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What color is normal Lividity? A) Red. B) Pink. C) Purple. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purple. 2. Which of the following best describes rigor mortis? A) It is the pooling of blood after deaath. B) It is the stiffening of muscles after death. C) It is the cooling of the body after death. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the stiffening of muscles after death. 3. Normal body temperature in degree Celsius is A) 37. B) 24. C) 98. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 37. 4. Breakdown of once living matter by living organisms A) Decomposition. B) Instar. C) Larva. D) Insect succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposition. 5. The blowfly lifecycle has six stages. How many larval stages are included in these six stages? A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 6. How long does it take adult flies to emerge from pupa cases? A) 1-3 days. B) 10-12 days. C) 6-8 days. D) 14-16 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6-8 days. 7. What is a reason why insect evidence is often not collected? A) Most insect are active at night. B) Insect evidence is only found during active decay. C) Investigators are often not properly trained to find and collect insects. D) Insects can not be found if the body is buried or covered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Investigators are often not properly trained to find and collect insects. 8. Disease, cancer, heart attack and old age would be classified as A) Accidental Death. B) Homicide. C) Natural Death. D) Suicide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Death. 9. How long does it take for rigor mortis to set in? A) 8-12 hours after death. B) 4-6 hours after death. C) Immediately after death. D) 1-2 hours after death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1-2 hours after death. 10. The four types of information one needs to know when using maggot evidence are ..... A) Genus of insect, oldest stage of blowfly, temperature data, and development data. B) Species of insect, oldest stage of blowfly, temperature data and development data. C) Genus of insect, youngest stage of blowfly, temperature data and development data. D) Species of insect, youngest stage of blowfly, temperature data and development data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species of insect, oldest stage of blowfly, temperature data and development data. 11. Weather (temperature and humidity) affects A) The types of insects that colonize remains. B) The amount of time an insect takes to develop from egg to adult. C) The size of the adult insect. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. During which stage does the body take on a compressed appearance and give off a powerful odor. A) Post-decay. B) Decay stage. C) Fresh stage. D) Bloated stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decay stage. 13. Which represents the normal sequence of decomposition? A) Fresh, post decay, bloated, decay, dry (skeletal). B) Bloated, dry (skeletal), decay, post decay, fresh. C) Fresh, bloated, decay, post decay, dry (skeletal). D) Fresh, decay, post decay, bloated, dry (skeletal). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fresh, bloated, decay, post decay, dry (skeletal). 14. Which term below is not an example of an open wound? A) Puncture. B) Abrasion. C) Bruise. D) Laceration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bruise. 15. The nonfeeding stage of develpment for an insect is what? A) Pupa. B) Instar. C) Larva. D) Crop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pupa. 16. A forensic investigator may be able to use ..... ..... to determine if a body was moved after death A) Rigor mortis. B) Liver mortis. C) Algor mortis. D) Hyper mortis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liver mortis. 17. # of hours it takes for insect species to develop to a given stage A) Instar. B) Insect succession. C) Accumulated degree hours (ADH). D) Complete metamorphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accumulated degree hours (ADH). 18. This stage results in the remains consisting primarily of bones, some dried skin and cartilage A) Dry Skeletal. B) Active Decay. C) Bloat. D) Advanced Decay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dry Skeletal. 19. During this stage house flies begin to appear and deposit eggs A) Decay stage. B) Post-decay stage. C) Fresh stage. D) Bloated stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decay stage. 20. The reason someone dies is called the: A) Mechanism of death. B) Type of death. C) Manner of death. D) Cause of death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause of death. 21. According to forensic entomologists, which "witness" is the first to arrive at the crime scene? A) Blow fly. B) Carrion beetle. C) Spider. D) Mite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blow fly. 22. Which of these is NOT part of the Phylum Arthropoda? A) Crabs, lobsters, crayfish, pillbugs. B) Millipedes, centipedes. C) Spiders, mites, ticks. D) Octopi, squid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Octopi, squid. 23. Post-mortem examination A) Autopsy. B) Entomology. C) Autolysis. D) Adipocere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autopsy. 24. During this stage/phase, the larvae stops feeding and travels several feet away from the corpse. A) Fresh stage. B) Migration phase. C) Bloated stage. D) Initial decay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration phase. 25. How long does it take food to leave the small intestine? A) 6 hours. B) 12 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 2 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 hours. 26. A legless, eyeless, vermiform larva that is approximately 5 mm in length would probably belong to what insect order? A) Siphonaptera. B) Odonata. C) Blattodea. D) Orthoptera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siphonaptera. 27. The most important specimen collected by a forensic entomologist is: A) The newest life stage present on the body. B) The number of flies on the body. C) The oldest life stage present on the body. D) The number of eggs deposited in the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The oldest life stage present on the body. 28. Developmental process usually involving changes in the animal's form A) Moly. B) Instar. C) Oviposition. D) Metamorphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metamorphosis. 29. 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. 30. Axillary sclerites form points of attachment for muscles that control the: A) Mouthparts. B) Legs. C) Antennae. D) Wings. 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