This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Agricultural Entomology > Insect Science > Entomology – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Entomology Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The monophagous pest of mango crop is A) Mango stone weevil. B) Mango thrips. C) Mango hopper. D) Mango whitefly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mango stone weevil. 2. What is a maggot? A) Wormlike fly larva. B) Wormlike stage of insect development after egg. C) A wormlike person who has no respect for themselves or others. D) Wormlike beetle larva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wormlike fly larva. 3. The MEANS by which a person dies A) Mechanism of Death. B) Cause of Death. C) Manner of Death. D) Time of Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manner of Death. 4. Which is NOT one of the five Arthropod groups we covered in class? A) Arachnids. B) Crustacean. C) Mantids. D) Insect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantids. 5. How long does it take adult flies to lay eggs on a dead body? A) 24 hours. B) 10 hours. C) 18 hours. D) 48 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 48 hours. 6. Biological process in the development of animals, usually involving conspicuous changes in the animal's form or structure A) Metomorphosis. B) Malt. C) Instar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metomorphosis. 7. Entomologists studies ..... A) Insects. B) Fossils. C) Animals. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insects. 8. What does post mortem interval mean? A) Time that has past since the victim died. B) Time that has past since the insects arrived at the scene. C) Time that has past since the victim was at the scene. D) Time that has past since the suspect was at the scene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time that has past since the victim died. 9. The first species to arrive on a dead body is the: A) Carrion beetle. B) Blowfly. C) Trapdoor spider. D) Coffin fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blowfly. 10. Cases formed by the hardening of the last larval skin in which the pupa is formed. color starts out white and turns brown with time. A) Eclosion. B) Puparia. C) Mites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puparia. 11. Exoskeletons are made from ..... A) Bone. B) Chitin. C) Nails. D) Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chitin. 12. In centipedes, the "fangs" are what type of structure? A) Mandibles. B) Modified legs. C) Maxilla. D) Modified mouthparts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modified legs. 13. Which is not one of the two major types of insects entomologists observe? A) Bees. B) Flies. C) Beetles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bees. 14. In what kingdom are maggots classified? A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Fungi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals. 15. Which of the following is the correct order of the life cycle of a blow fly? A) Larva, egg, pupa, adult. B) Egg, larva (1st instar, 2nd instar, 3rd instar), pupa, adult. C) Adult, larva (1st instar, 2nd instar, 3rd instar), egg. D) Egg, pupa, larva (1st instar, 2nd instar, 3rd instar), adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Egg, larva (1st instar, 2nd instar, 3rd instar), pupa, adult. 16. What is the name for the forensic scientist that studies insects? A) Toxicologist. B) Anthropologist. C) Entomologist. D) Botanist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomologist. 17. What is the body development in four stages called? A) Insect Succession. B) Complete Metamorphosis. C) Accumulated Degree Hours. D) Oviposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Metamorphosis. 18. Did you have fun? A) Yesssssssssssssss. B) I was watching Frozen 2. C) I was taking a nap. D) I was playing Fortnite, PUBG, Apex Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesssssssssssssss. 19. One type of insect typically arrives within minutes after death. Therefore this type of insect is considered to be timekeepers for postmortem intervals. Which type of insect is this? A) Houseflies. B) Sexton beetle. C) Flesh flies. D) Blowflies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blowflies. 20. This stage occurs because of the activity bacteria which produces gases inside the body. A) Decay stage. B) Post-decay stage. C) Bloated stage. D) Fresh stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bloated stage. 21. The story of a persons life as told by his or her bones A) Temperature, wind and moisture. B) Forensic anthropology. C) Osteobiography. D) Facial reconstruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteobiography. 22. What is Entomology A) Study of cats. B) Study of Fortnite, PUBG, and Apex Legends. C) Study of Insects. D) Study of school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study of Insects. 23. The shedding of an insects outer skeleton during a growth stage A) Metamorphosis. B) Malt. C) Instar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malt. 24. Immature form of an animal that looks different from the adult (Ex. Maggot, Tadpole) A) Fly Development Stages. B) Larva. C) Pupa. D) Eclosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Larva. 25. The stage where gasses released by bacteria causes the body to swell is called? A) Fresh Body Stage. B) Bloat Stage. C) Putrefaction. D) Putrid Dry Remains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bloat Stage. 26. Insects that pass through the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages in their life cycle have ..... A) No metamorphosis. B) Gradual metamorphosis. C) Incomplete metamorphosis. D) Complete metamorphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete metamorphosis. 27. What is the definition of Pathology? A) The branch of medicine concerned with diseases. B) The scientific study of the nature, origin, process, and cause of disease. C) The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases. D) The study of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scientific study of the nature, origin, process, and cause of disease. 28. Cause of death refers to A) Who killed them. B) The reason they died. C) When a person died. D) Specific body part failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reason they died. 29. Term that refers to the larval stage of a fly A) Pupa. B) Egg. C) Adult. D) Maggot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maggot. 30. The stage where skin and soft tissues are no longer present is called? A) Bloat Stage. B) Putrid Dry Remains. C) Putrefaction. D) Fresh Body Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putrid Dry Remains. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAgricultural Entomology QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesEntomology Quiz 1Entomology Quiz 2Entomology Quiz 3Entomology Quiz 4Entomology Quiz 5Entomology Quiz 6Entomology Quiz 7Entomology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books