Quiz on Insects

INSECTS

'''Answer All questions by clicking on the appropriate option or filling in the space where necessary. Finally, click on submit to view your scores.''' {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.
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{Which one of the following functions of the skeleton applies only to insects? + Providing camouflage. - Protection - Leavers of locomotion. - Determining body shape exactly.
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{Insects in the dry areas conserve water by passing waste in form of? + Urea - Uric acid crystals. - Ammonia gas - Urine
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{Which one of the following groups of animals possesses an open circulatory system? - Amphibians + Insects - Mammals - Fish
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{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.
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{Which one of these insects does not lay eggs in its lifecycle? - Bee - Grasshopper + Tsetse fly - Housefly
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{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.
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{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)
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{The structure in insects that serve as respiratory surface for gaseous exchange are - trachea - bronchioles + tranchioles - spiracles.
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{Which one of the following may not be used for classifying insects? - Mouth parts. - Feeding habits. + size of legs. - type of eyes.
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{ Insects belong to class? { Insecta }
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{ Insects belong to Phylum? { Arthropoda }
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{ A housefly belongs to order? { Diptera }
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{ A student found an insect in the field with two wings, short antennae and long mouth parts, what order could this insect belong to { Diptera }
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