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10 Entomology Questions | Invertebrates Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about one of the most amazing classes of animals; Insects!

A multiple-choice quiz by TheSkink. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TheSkink

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,275

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. To what phylum do all insects belong? Hint

Uniramia

Invertebrata

Arthropoda

Insecta

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are simple insect eyes called? Hint

Gena

Ommatidia

Ocelli

Facets

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which is not an insect? Hint

Tarantula Hawk

Louse

Termite

Mukade

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which insects transmit Lyme disease? Hint

Ticks

Tsetse flies

Lice

No insects transmit Lyme disease

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Question 5 of 10

5. In insects, which body segment holds the legs? Hint

Thorax

Abdomen

Head

There is one pair on each.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following are the only true locusts? Hint

Grasshoppers

Jewel Beetles

Cicadas

Scarabs

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are the excretory organs of an insect called? Hint

Tracheas

Spiracles

Malpighian Tubules

Green Glands

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following insects don't have six legs? Hint

Scales

All insects have six legs at some stage in their life.

Caterpillars

Mealybugs

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Question 9 of 10

9. What type of front legs does a mole cricket have? Hint

Fossorial

Cursorial

Scansorial

Saltatorial

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is not in the order Neuroptera? Hint

Snakeflies

Owlflies

Mantidflies

Scorpionflies

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To what phylum do all insects belong?

Answer: Arthropoda

Domain: Eukarya. Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Arthropoda. Subphylum: Uniramia. Class: Insecta.

2. What are simple insect eyes called?

Answer: Ocelli

Ocelli are small simple eyes found on many insects like praying mantids. Insects have between zero and three ocelli on their heads. They can only detect changes in light intensity. Ommatidia and facets are parts of compound eyes. Gena are the sides of an insect head.

3. Which is not an insect?

Answer: Mukade

A mukade is a type of centipede.

4. Which insects transmit Lyme disease?

Answer: No insects transmit Lyme disease

Tsetse flies are infamous for transmitting sleeping sickness, lice aren't connected to any special disease, and ticks are not even insects.

5. In insects, which body segment holds the legs?

Answer: Thorax

The thorax is the middle section and always holds the legs and wings.

6. Which of the following are the only true locusts?

Answer: Grasshoppers

A locust is a short-horned grasshopper of the family Acrididae. I have heard cicadas sometimes called 17 year locusts, but they are not true locusts. Buprestids such as jewel beetles may also be referred to as locust borers but are not locusts. Scarabs have nothing to do with locusts.

7. What are the excretory organs of an insect called?

Answer: Malpighian Tubules

Spiracles and tracheas are used in respiration. Green glands are the excretory organs of a crustacean.

8. Which of the following insects don't have six legs?

Answer: All insects have six legs at some stage in their life.

Male scales always have six legs and females have them when they are immature. Caterpillars always have six legs and many following prolegs. If you look closely at a caterpillar you will notice that the first six legs look different and are used differently than the prolegs. Mealybugs often have sensory projects off their bodies, but they are not used for movement.

9. What type of front legs does a mole cricket have?

Answer: Fossorial

Fossorial legs are flattened claws that are used in digging. Scansorial legs are curved hooks used in holding onto something. They are often found on sucking lice. Cursorial are long slender legs used in running. Saltatorial legs are very long legs used in jumping.

10. Which of the following is not in the order Neuroptera?

Answer: Scorpionflies

Scorpionflies are in the order Mecoptera.

Source: Author TheSkink

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