2008 Area Entomology Quiz Juniors
Multiple Choice Questions
41. To what order do green lacewings and antlions belong?
a. Coleoptera
b. Lepidoptera
c. Neuroptera
d. Hemiptera
42. What do the following insects have in common? mayfly, caddisfly, mosquito,
dobsonfly
a. they all belong to the order Lepidoptera
b. they all feed on trees
c. they all live in the water
d. they are all in the order diptera
43. The most serious pests of agricultural crops come from immature __________.
a. Collembola
b. Hemiptera
c. Lepidoptera
d. Neuroptera
44. Insects are mostly ___________.
a. serious pests
b. disease bearing organisms
c. beneficials
d. neither beneficial nor pestiferous
45. The first step in managing an insect problem is to ___________________.
a. select the proper chemical
b. employ a cultural control
c. properly identify the insect
d. find its most vulnerable life stage
46. Approximately what percentage of all animals are insects?
a. 15
b. 75
c. 55
d. 35
47. The fossil record is evidence that some dragonflies were _____ .
a. in excess of 3 feet in length
b. 15 feet in length
c. capable of eating dinosaurs
d. mostly much smaller that our current dragonflies
48. In the adult stage an insect has how many legs?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 3 pairs
d. up to 12 (prolegs are counted as legs)
49. Where are spiracles located on an insect body?
a. head and thorax
b. thorax and abdomen
c. abdomen only
d. antennae
50. To what order do green lacewings and antlions belong?,
a. Coleoptera
b. Lepidoptera
c. Neuroptera
d. Hemiptera
51. What do the following insects have in common? sod webworm, bagworm, black
cutworm, and monarch
a. they all belong to the order Lepidoptera
b. they all feed on trees
c. they all migrate
d. they are all butterflies
52. What is the major alfalfa insect pest insect in this region?
a. Alfalfa weevil
b. Alfalfa looper
c. Blister beetle
d. Alfalfa butterfly
53. The American cockroach is a major pest _______________.
a. inside buildings
b. in America only
c. in wood piles
d. in kitchens only
54. Insects that are active during the night and hide during the day are best referred
to as __________________.
a. diurnal
b. crepuscular
c. teenagers
d. nocturnal
55. Annual cicadas belong in the order ______________.
a. Homoptera
b. Cicadidae
c. Coleopteran
d. Orthoptera
56. When do bed bugs generally bite people?
a. After breakfast
b. At night
c. Around noon
d. They don’t attack humans
57. Brown lacewings are _______________.
a. Herbivores
b. Predators
c. Parasitoids
d. Decomposers
58. Bumble bee abdomens are described as being very ___ .
a. Hairy
b. Feathery
c. Long
d. Small
59. Carpenter ants belong to which of the following the orders?
a. Neuropteran
b. Lepidoptera
c. Plecoptera
d. Hymenoptera
60. Viceroys mimic what other butterfly?
a. Diana
b. Redspotted purple
c. Monarch
d. Swallowtail
