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Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022-2026: 250 Questions and Answers, Exams of Entomology

A comprehensive quiz bank for texas entomology cde, covering a wide range of topics related to insect biology, morphology, classification, and ecology. It includes 250 multiple-choice questions with complete solutions, making it a valuable resource for students preparing for the cde exam. The quiz bank covers various aspects of insect anatomy, physiology, behavior, and their role in the ecosystem.

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Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
2026 with 250 questions and complete
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To which body are the Elytra attached?
A. Prothorax
B. Metathorax
C. Mesothorax
D. First Abdominal - ANSWER C. Mesothorax
The old shed skin left behind after an insect molts is known as the ________.
A . Ecdysis
B. Excuvium
C. Stadium
D. Sclerite - ANSWER B. Excuvium
Th eastern population of Monarch Butterflies overwinter in __________.
A. Baja California
B. Central Mexico
C. Florida
D. Texas - ANSWER B. Central Mexico
The abdomen of insects is specialized for:
A. feeding and locomotion
B. reproduction and digestion
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Download Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022-2026: 250 Questions and Answers and more Exams Entomology in PDF only on Docsity!

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Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022

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solutions.

To which body are the Elytra attached?

A. Prothorax

B. Metathorax

C. Mesothorax

D. First Abdominal - ANSWER C. Mesothorax

The old shed skin left behind after an insect molts is known as the ________.

A. Ecdysis

B. Excuvium

C. Stadium

D. Sclerite - ANSWER B. Excuvium

Th eastern population of Monarch Butterflies overwinter in __________.

A. Baja California

B. Central Mexico

C. Florida

D. Texas - ANSWER B. Central Mexico

The abdomen of insects is specialized for:

A. feeding and locomotion

B. reproduction and digestion

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C. digestion and ingestion

D. locomotion and reproduction - ANSWER B. reproduction and digestion

What is the primary function of the wax layer of the Exoskeleton?

A. water barrier

B. protection

C. thermal insulation

D. muscle attachment - ANSWER A. water barrier

__________ represents the most speciose order of insect, with approximately __________ species.

A. Lepidoptera, 350,

B. Zoraptera, 500,

C. Collembola, 450,

D. Coleoptera, 400,000 - ANSWER D. Coleoptera, 400,

Firebrats and Silverfish are common household pests in the order________.

A. Thysanura

B. Mecoptera

C. Odonata

D. Hemiptera - ANSWER A. Thysanura

A tool used to collect insects using your mouth or a hand bulb and a small vial are called a/an _____________.

A. sweep net

B. aspirator

C. berlese funnel

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The Johnston's organ ___________________________.

A. all of the above

B. Separates the Class Insecta from the Class Entognatha

C. Senses physical environmental stimuli (vibrations, wind, gravity)

D. Is used to detect changes between antennal segments - ANSWER A. all of the above

The following is the genus of the yellow fever mosquito ́ and Asian tiger mosquito ́ that vectors dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses.

A. Heterosternuta

B. Anopheles

C. Culex

D. Aedes - ANSWER D. Aedes

Dolbears law refers to what insect and environmental relationship?

A. Predicting snowfall with housefly abundance

B. Predicting air temperature with cricket chirps

C. Predicting wind speed with dragonfly flight

D. Predicting rainfall with caterpillar growth - ANSWER B. Predicting air temperature with cricket chirps

The following sections are parts of an insect's leg:

A. Tegula, cornicle, frenulum, petiole

B. coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus

C. Coxa, femur, tibia and mentum

D. Clypeus, corium, tegula and cornicle - ANSWER B. coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus

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_____ is found as both a supporting element in fungal cell walls and a key component of arthropod exoskeletons.

A. epicuticle

B. collophore

C. epidermis

D. chitin - ANSWER D. chitin

Predaceous diving beetles belong to what insect order?

A. Siphonaptera

B. Coleoptera

C. Dermaptera

D. Diptera - ANSWER B. Coleoptera

Which of the following insect groups has hemimetabolous development?

A. weevils

B. mayflies

C. ants

D. house flies - ANSWER B. mayflies

The majority of honey bees in a colony are females and called ____________.

A. alates

B. drones

C. workers

D. queens - ANSWER C. workers

An insect heart is best described as a ______________.

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C. paraproct

D. gonopore - ANSWER B. aedeagus

When and where were the first fire ants discovered in North America?

A. Russellville, Arkansas in 1970s

B. El Paso, TX in the 1920s

C. Pensacola, Florida in the 1960s

D. Mobile, Alabama in the 1930s - ANSWER D. Mobile, Alabama in the 1930s

Ground beetles and cockroaches have _______________ legs used for running.

A. Cursorial

B. Saltatorial

C. Raptorial

D. Fossorial - ANSWER A. Cursorial

The _____________ civilization regarded dung beetles as sacred.

A. Aztec

B. Egyptian

C. Roman

D. Syrian - ANSWER B. Egyptian

What is the correct common name for Solenopsis invicta Buren?

A. red imported fire ant

B. Japanese beetle

C. painted lady butterfly

D. German cockroach - ANSWER A. red imported fire ant

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Why do insects molt?

A. to change from one instar to another

B. all of the above

C. to complete a step in metamorphosis

D. to grow - ANSWER B. all of the above

The butterfly pupa is known as a ____________.

A. naiad

B. cocoon

C. chrysalis

D. caterpillar - ANSWER C. chrysalis

_______ flour has been developed and marketed in recent years as a new form of supplemental protein

and a cooking agent.

A. ant Lion

B. ground Beetle

C. cricket

D. Cockroach - ANSWER C. cricket

In which of the following insects do only the females suck blood?

A. louse

B. mosquito

C. bedbug

D. flea - ANSWER B. mosquito

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B. Thysanura

C. Mantodea

D. Hymenoptera - ANSWER A. Siphonaptera

The ____ is the ventral surface of the thorax of insects.

A. pleuron

B. sternum

C. front

D. notum - ANSWER B. sternum

What order of insects is generally considered most important from a medical and veterinary standpoint?

A. Hymenoptera

B. Pthiraptera

C. Diptera

D. Zoraptera - ANSWER C. Diptera

Which insect structure develops from embryonic ectoderm?

A. muscle

B. midgut

C. brain

D. heart - ANSWER C. brain

The insect abdomen contains:

A. all of the above

B. the digestion tract

C. organs for excretion

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D. the reproductive tract - ANSWER A. all of the above

A caterpillar of the cabbage butterfly is a common pest of _______________.

A. turfgrass

B. shrubs

C. flowers

D. vegetables - ANSWER D. vegetables

The body temperature of insects changes with ambient environmental temperatures. Therefore, most

insects cannot efficiently change their internal body temperature above the temperature of the environment. The first sentence describes ______________ while the second sentence describes

________________.

A. diapause and dormancy

B. ectothermy and endothermy

C. dormancy and diapause

D. endothermy and ectothermy - ANSWER B. ectothermy and endothermy

In what two states would one be most likely to contract rabbit fever, a disease that can be carried by ticks?

A. California and Nevada

B. Arkansas and Missouri

C. Ohio and Illinois

D. Texas and Oklahoma - ANSWER B. Arkansas and Missouri

How does the honey bee queen decide the sex of her offspring?

A. By laying haploid eggs into small cells for drones, and diploid eggs into large cells for workers

B. By laying diploid eggs into small cells for drones, and haploid eggs into large cells for workers

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D. Orthoptera - ANSWER B. Embioptera

If an insect is described as having haustellate mouthparts, it means that the insect consumes

_____________.

A. liquid food

B. solid food

C. grasses only

D. blood only - ANSWER A. liquid food

Chemicals released from plants to attract parasitic or predaceous insects that combat herbivorous insects are called ____________________.

A. steroids

B. kairomones

C. pheromones

D. tannins - ANSWER B. kairomones

The boll weevil Anthonomus grandis was a sever cotton pest belonging to which family of beetles?

A. Coccinelidae

B. Carabidae

C. Meloidae

D. Curculionidae - ANSWER D. Curculionidae

Blister beetles have what substance in their bodies that can be toxic to livestock?

A. resilin

B. cantharadin

C. serotonin

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D. chitin - ANSWER B. cantharadin

The renowned myrmecologist ____________________ established the field of sociobiology.

A. John Bell

B. Carl Linneaus

C.C.V. Riley

D. E.O. Wilson - ANSWER D. E.O. Wilson

Which of the following arthropods are not insects?

A. all of these are not insects

B. daddy long leg

C. tardigrade

D. isopod - ANSWER A. all of these are not insects

The eyes of caterpillars are called _______________.

A. stemmata

B. hamuli

C. tegmina

D. ocelli - ANSWER A. stemmata

A dun is a fly fishing term used to describe what type of insect?

A. a mayfly adult

B. a stonefly nymph

C. a mayfly sub-adult

D. a caddisfly sub-adult - ANSWER C. a mayfly sub-adult

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A. medial, coxal, femoral

B. anal, tibial, subcostal

C. coxal ,radius, tibial

D. costa, radius, cubitus - ANSWER D. costa, radius, cubitus

The pleural suture lies just posterior to the __________________.

A. trochanter

B. episternum

C. epimeron

D. trochantin - ANSWER B. episternum

_________ do not belong to the order Hemiptera

A. aphids

B. leafhoppers

C. cicadas

D. bristletails - ANSWER D. bristletails

Which of the followings is the common name of the order Mecoptera?

A. caddisfly

B. scorpionfly

C. dragonfly

D. firefly - ANSWER B. scorpionfly

Insects have evolved over a period of approximately __________ years.

A. 100 million

B. 50 million

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C. 2 million

D. 400 million - ANSWER D. 400 million

Which structures are innervated by the protocerebrum of an insect's brain?

A. antennae

B. compound eyes and ocelli

C. mouthparts

D. bursa copulatrix - ANSWER B. compound eyes and ocelli

Some insect eggs hatch inside the mother's body before exiting. An insect with this type of reproduction is called _________.

A. oviparous

B. none of the above

C. ametabolous

D. viviparous - ANSWER D. viviparous

The father of modern taxonomy who created the binomial system of nomenclature was ________.

A. Thomas Say

B. Charles Darwin

C. May Berenbaum

D. Carl Linnaeus - ANSWER D. Carl Linnaeus

Which part of the exoskeleton lies between the exocuticle and the wax layer?

A. endocuticle

B. cement layer

C. cuticulin layer

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A measure of insect dispersion gives an indication of _______________.

A. the ability of insects to detoxify pesticides

B. the length of the segmented bodies of insects

C. the short or long distances of insect migration

D. the random, clumped, or uniform distribution of individuals across a given area - ANSWER D. the random, clumped, or uniform distribution of individuals across a given area

Axillary sclerites form points of attachment for muscles that control the:

A. wings

B. mouthparts

C. antennae

D. legs - ANSWER A. wings

Approximately ______ species of insects are used as food in many parts of the world.

A. 100

B. 200

C. 500

D. 400 - ANSWER C. 500

Which insects never develop wings?

A. fleas

B. earwigs

C. book louse

D. aphids - ANSWER A. fleas

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Dermestid beetles that feed on dry and pinned specimens are commonly repelled with ______________

A. naphthalene

B. plaster of Paris

C. acetone

D. ethyl acetate - ANSWER A. naphthalene

The absolute minimum information that must be associated with insect specimens after collection include __________________.

A. location and trap type

B. location and date

C. trap type and collector

D. date and collector - ANSWER B. location and date

All of the following insects have holometabolous development, except ___________.

A. Coleoptera

B. Neuroptera

C. Mecoptera

D. Thysanoptera - ANSWER D. Thysanoptera

A ____________is a trap used to separate insects from soil or leaf litter.

A. ultraviolet light trap

B. pitfall trap.

C. berlese funnel

D. sweep net - ANSWER C. berlese funnel

What is a hematophagous insect?