Quiz on Insects

INSECTS

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1. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of insects?

	Two pairs of antennae
	Jointed legs
	External skeleton
	Body divided into head, thorax and abdomen.

2. Which one of the following functions of the skeleton applies only to insects?

	Providing camouflage.
	Protection
	Leavers of locomotion.
	Determining body shape exactly.

3. Insects in the dry areas conserve water by passing waste in form of?

	Urea
	Uric acid crystals.
	Ammonia gas
	Urine

4. Which one of the following groups of animals possesses an open circulatory system?

	Amphibians
	Insects
	Mammals
	Fish

5. Which of the following groups of insects all have similar feeding habits?

	Bee, mosquito, caterpillar.
	Housefly, cockroach, praying mantis.
	Tsetsefly, housefly, caterpillar.
	Bee, butterfly, bedbug.

6. Which one of these insects does not lay eggs in its lifecycle?

	Bee
	Grasshopper
	Tsetse fly
	Housefly

7. Which of these are characteristic of all insects?

	Complete metamorphosis and possession of three pairs of jointed legs.
	Possession of three pairs of jointed legs and body divided into three main parts.
	Possession of one or two pairs of wings and having three pairs of jointed legs.
	Complete metamorphosis and body divided into three main parts.

8. The following are characteristics of insects: (i) They undergo complete metamorphosis. (ii) They have 1 or 2 pairs of wings. (iii) They have 3 pairs of jointed legs. (iv) Their bodies are divided into 3 main parts. (v) They posses exoskeletons. Which of them are common to all insects?

	(iii), (iv) and (v)
	(i), (ii) and (iii)
	(i), (iii) and (v)
	(iii), (ii) and (v)

9. The structure in insects that serve as respiratory surface for gaseous exchange are

	trachea
	bronchioles
	tranchioles
	spiracles.

10. Which one of the following may not be used for classifying insects?

	Mouth parts.
	Feeding habits.
	size of legs.
	type of eyes.

11.

Insects belong to class?

12.

Insects belong to Phylum?

13.

A housefly belongs to order?

14.

A student found an insect in the field with two wings, short antennae and long mouth parts, what order could this insect belong to

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