Entomology Test 1

Which animal has the highest kill count of any animal

mosquito

Name four things entomologists do

1-applied entomology

2-medical entomology

3-ecology,behavior,genetics,evoluton

4-systematics

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What type of entomology studies impacts of insects on agriculturally important crops

Applied entomology

What type of entomology deals with diseases that come from insects as insects present at crime scenes

Medical entomology

what type of entomology involves the use of insects to serve as model organisms? What insect is the most commonly used one?

Ecology, Behavior, Genetics, and Evolution

Drosophila

What type of Entomology is a part of biology interested in determining the diversity of life and why we have so many species? Looks at trophic interactions between organisms

Systematics

What are the four largest orders of insects? What is true of all of them?

The four main groups are Coleoptera, hymenoptera, diptera, and lepidoptera. These all undergo complete metamorphasis (holometabolic)

What are the six reasons for which there are so many insects?

1) small size

2) sensory and neuromotor sophistication

3)adaptability (short generations allow quick adaptation to new environments)

4) wings and flight (they adapted wings and flight before even dinosaurs)

5) complete metamorphasis avoids hot and cold weather in favor of optimal range

6) co-evolution with plants

What are the 6 reasons to study insects?

1) Greatest variety of behavioral and ecological interactions.there are 14-20 million species of insects.

2)Model organisms are often insects

3) benefits to humans

4) ecosystem functions

5) medical/ livestock reasons

6) 90% of all animals are insects and thus ignoring them would mean ignoring most of the life around you.

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What are the four benefits that insects provide to humans

A) pollination

B) Pest control/ parasitism

C) dung beetles (waste removal)

D) Commercial products

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What are the five ecosystem functions of insects

A) nutrient recycling

B) Plant propigation

C) food for other organisms

D) maintining plant community comp

E) maintianing animal community comp

(Noriaki played flute monday morning)

What is the consumption of insects as food?

Entomophagy

What are some advantages and disadvantages of entomophagy

Advantages:

-high in protein, abundant, efficient, less env damages

Disadvantages:

-toxicity due to potential pesticides

-allergies

-western culture taboo

What are two examples of cultures that embrace insects?

Ancient Egypt and Current Japan.

Scarabs very popular in ancient egypt and seen as a religious symbol befcuase no one understood how they emerged from the soil. thought it was spontaneous creation. Also placed on sarcophagus

In japan, can buy live insects from vending machine