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If an insect exists as a nymph before becoming an adult, the insect goes through complete metamorphosis.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

One difference between a nymph and a larva is that a nymph
a) can fly but a larva can not
b) is specialized for reproduction, but a larva is not
c) resembles an adult of the same spices but a larva does not
d) molts to become a pupa, but a larva molts to become an adult

Bees, wasps, and ants all belong to the same order of insects
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Mosquitoes are in the same insect order as houseflies and fruit flies.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The mouthparts of insects consist of three pairs of appendages, including a pair of chelicerae.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

When a honeybee performs a round dance, it indicates that a food source has a low energy value by changing direction less frequently than it were high quality.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Within a society, particle tasks or roles are performed by groups of individuals called castes.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

An immature grasshopper resembles an adult grasshopper but does not have wings. Therefore grasshoppers undergo _____________________ metamorphosis.
a) complete
b) incomplete
c) ametabolous
d) grasshoppers do not undergo metamorphosis

If you were to kill a housefly, you would have killed an insect in the order Hemiptera.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Lady bugs and stink bugs are in the same order of insects
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Coach Korth has samples of insects in an aquarium from the order _______________.
a) Isopetra
b) Odonta
c) Blattodea
d) Orthoptera

Insects are classified as
a) crustaceans
b) arachnids
c) uniramians
d) chelicerates

The easiest way to tell whether an arthropod is an insect or a spider is to
a) observe its color
b) count its legs
c) count its swimmerets
d) measure the length of its body

How many pairs of legs are on most body segments of a centipede?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 5
d) 6

The compound eyes of insects
a) are made of many lenses
b) are located on the thorax
c) produce an image that is more detailed than what humans see
d) are not very good at detecting movement

The body of an insect is divided into
a) head and thorax
b) head and cephalothorax
c) head, cephalothorax, and abdomen
d) cephalothorax and abdomen

An insect can detect minute movements in its environment by using compound eyes and its
a) malpighian tubules
b) tracheal tubes
c) chelicerae
d) sensory hairs

Which of the following is NOT stage of complete metamorphosis
a) nymph
b) egg
c) larva
d) pupa

An example of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis is the
a) moth
b) bee
c) lady bug
d) chinch bug

Insects have ______ legs.
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8

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