K state Ento exam questions

T or F, insects have been around twice as long as mammals

True

T or F, There are insects fossils that are 400 million years old

True

T or F, The usual generation time of an insect is several years

False

T or F, The average # of individuals per species is higher in mammals than to insects

False

Insects are less likely to go extinct than mammals because there are so many more individuals per species in insects than to mammals

True

How do caddisflies live longer than ladybugs, despite caddisfly adults only living a few weeks?

Longer larval periods

T or F, insects only have 5 senses and cannot perceive things like humidity or air pressure

False

T or F, Insects can have both compound and simple eyes

True

T or F, Insects can use chemicals for both short and long distance communication

True

T or F, Insects rarely use visual displays to communicate

False

T or F, most insects can see red

False

Based on studies with Diptera and Hymenoptera what is our current understanding of insect learning and cognitive (multiple answers)

Keep track of time of day even if in the dark

Based on studies with Diptera and Hymenoptera what is our current understanding of insect learning and cognitive (multiple answers)

Develop mental maps of their surroundings and use shapes

Based on studies with Diptera and Hymenoptera what is our current understanding of insect learning and cognitive (multiple answers)

Insects have both short and long term memory

Based on studies with Diptera and Hymenoptera what is our current understanding of insect learning and cognitive (multiple answers)

Understand symbolic language

Based on studies with Diptera and Hymenoptera what is our current understanding of insect learning and cognitive (multiple answers)

Do simple math

Based on studies with Diptera and Hymenoptera what is our current understanding of insect learning and cognitive (multiple answers)

Understand concept of zero

Based on studies with Diptera and Hymenoptera what is our current understanding of insect learning and cognitive (multiple answers)

Learn by watching other insects

What's the 1st step in the process of studying behavior

Observe

What's the 2nd step in the process of studying behavior

Take notes

What's the 3rd step in the process of studying behavior

Describe your notes

What's the 4th step in the process of studying behavior

Develop hypothesis

What's the 5th step in the process of studying behavior

Test hypothesis

T or F, parental care occurs in many insects

True

T or F, termite caste consist of both male and female

True

T or F, all bee species live in large colonies

False

T or F, in Hymenoptera, all workers and soldiers are female

True

T or F, ant colonies are through to be entirely cooperative

False

T or F, there are ants, beetles, and termites that farm fungus

True

T or F, There are butterflies that parasitize ant colonies

True

T or F, ant nest beetles look exactly like the ants they parasitize

False

What does Coleoptera means?

Beetles

What does Diptera mean?

Flies

What does Hemiptera mean?

Half wing

What does Hymenoptera mean?

Refers to ants, bees, wasps, parasitoids, and sawflies

What does Lepidoptera mean?

"Scaly wings" refers to butterflies and or moths

What does neuroptera mean

usually net-winged insects that have

What does Thysanoptera mean

slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Refers to thrips

What does odonata mean

predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies

What does orthoptera mean

saddle-shaped thorax, hind legs that are typically long and modified for jumping examples are grasshoppers and crickets

What does blattodea mean

derived from "blatta", the Greek word for cockroach

What does plecoptera mean

derived from the Greek "pleco" meaning folded and "ptera" meaning wing

What does tricoptera mean

Trichoptera means 'hairy-winged', and they differ from moths and butterflies in having hairs rather than scales on their wings refers to caddisfly

What does ephemeroptera mean

Ephemeroptera are a small Order of aquatic insects, often referred to as Mayflies

What does siphonaptera mean

derived from the Greek words "siphon" meaning a tube or pipe and "aptera" meaning wingless refers to flea

What does mantodea mean

an order (or suborder) of large, terrestrial, carnivorous insects characterized by raptorial forelegs (adapted to capturing prey) or mantis's

What does malacostraca mean

soft-shelled refers to crabs, shrimp, and the pill bug

What does the arachnida mean

Spiders

insects with a characteristic they usually use in predator-prey dynamics whats the dynamic for some assassin bugs

use sap to catch prey

insects with a characteristic they usually use in predator-prey dynamics whats the dynamic for some praying mantids

will masquerade as flowers

insects with a characteristic they usually use in predator-prey dynamics whats the dynamic for blister beetles

will use reflex bleeding

insects with a characteristic they usually use in predator-prey dynamics whats the dynamic for aphids

will use chemical clues to warn others

insects with a characteristic they usually use in predator-prey dynamics whats the dynamic for monarch butterflies

will use honest signals to warn predators

insects with a characteristic they usually use in predator-prey dynamics whats the dynamic for some flies

will use black and yellow coloration to decieve predators

insects with a characteristic they usually use in predator-prey dynamics whats the dynamic for species of velvet ants

will look similar in different areas to help predators learn

T or F, Insects can parasitize other insects

True

T or F, Some fungi can control the mind of its insect host

True

T or F,Endoparasites live within the host (most of the time)

True

T or F, Some wasp parasites use viruses to mind control their host

True

T or F, Hairworms can mind control their cricket host to help find water

True

T or F, Some insect parasites are parasitized by other insects

True

T or F, Some bacteria can alter the reproductive biology of their hosts

True

T or F, Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts

True

Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts (Orthoptera)

Plant Health

Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts (Blattodea)

Animal/human health

Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts (Thysanoptera)

Plant health

Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts (Hymenoptera)

Animal/human health

Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts (Coleoptera)

plant health

Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts (Lepidoptera)

plant health

Ectoparasites live on the external surface of their hosts (Siphonatpera)

Animal/human health

1st order of the steps in IPM.

Proper ID

2nd order of the steps in IPM.

learn pests/host biology

3rd order of the steps in IPM.

moniter

4th order of the steps in IPM.

determine action thershold

5th order of the steps in IPM.

choose tactics

6th order of the steps in IPM.

evalute results

what are the four types of insect control

chemical, cultural, physical, biological

T or F, Before controlling a pest, it was first be accurately identified

True

T or F, UAS Drones can be used in digital agriculture

True

T or F, Digital agriculture is focused on using insects in dessert treats

False

T or F, Digital agriculture can use machine learning and artificial intelligence

True

T or F, After controlling a pest, it is important to always spray extra insecticides

False

Pest management is the use of the ___________ to reduce ___________ and affect their ______________

methods; population size; behavior

The definition of a pest suggest, that it is an organism that causes which of the following

losses to humans, economic discomfort

damage or injury? a beetle that eats the roots of the strawberry plant

injury

damage or injury? beetle that eats a strawberry

damage

damage or injury? A stink bugs that eats corn kernels

damage

damage or injury? An aphids that eats from the leaves of a corn plant

injury

T or F, The Economic Threshold, ET, is the signal to "do something

True

T or F, Integrated pest management (IPM) doesn't increase yield, rather it allows more of the potential yield to be realized

True

Economic injury level (EIL) is the ________________ number of insects that will cause economic damage

smallest

match the type of pest with its relationship between Equilibrium Population (EP) and Economic Threshold (ET).

non-economic pest

EP always less than ET

match the type of pest with its relationship between Equilibrium Population (EP) and Economic Threshold (ET).

Occasional pest

EP sometimes great than ET

match the type of pest with its relationship between Equilibrium Population (EP) and Economic Threshold (ET).

Serious pest

EP always greater than ET

T or F, Insect outbreaks are common in agricultural environments but not in natural habitats

true

Physical Control can involve which of the following

fire, trapping, relfective material, fences,

Cultural Control involves which of the following?

modifying human behavior, modifying the enviroment a little

Cultural Control involves which of the following?

planting design and management, site selection,harvesting procedures, site maintenance

insect antennae can be used for lots of different things. Choose the answers that represent possible functions of insect antennae

hearing, smelling, touching

T or F, insects have a closed circulatory system

False