This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Insects > Entomology > Entomology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Entomology Quiz 1 (5 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Body development in 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, & adult A) Grub. B) Complete metamorphosis. C) Spiracles. D) Oviposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete metamorphosis. 3. Case 1:Police Report: The body of a female deer was found behind a fence along a busy two-lane road on the edge of the city limits of Charlotte. Animal Control was called and reported no apparent wounds on the body. It was not hunting season.Weather Report: Daytime temperatures have been fairly consistent for the past three weeks, ranging from 70 to 74$^\circ$ F.There were 2 house fly larvae that measure 29 & 20 mm, 2 blow fly larvae at 29 & 25 mm, 1 flesh fly larvae that was 29 mm a skipper fly larvae that was 9 mm and 1 flesh fly pupae that measured 39 mm.Why are there larvae of different ages for the same type of fly found on the body of the deer? A) They measured wrong. B) The different flies come to the deer at different times. C) Adult flies of the same species came to the deer at different times. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adult flies of the same species came to the deer at different times. 4. 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. 5. 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. How do you explain that there are only 2 types of flies on the dog? A) The windows are closed so other flies can't get to the dog. B) Blow Flies don't like dog carcasses. C) Flies do not come out in when it is sunny outside. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The windows are closed so other flies can't get to the dog. Related QuizzesInsects QuizzesAgriculture Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books