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1. Africanized Honey Bees - ANSWER ✔ Honey bees demonstrating the
aggressive nature and other undesirable characteristics of African Honey
bees. Dominantly inherited when these bees mate with European strain
honeybees. First released accidentally in Brazil in 1956; now found in
southern border region of the U.S.
2. Agent - ANSWER ✔ a living organism causing disease in arthropod -
vectored disease cycles
3. apostrophe - ANSWER ✔ in poetry, a poem made as an address to an
absent person or thing, including an insect. "To a..."
4. augmentation biological control - ANSWER ✔ biocontrol reliant on
releasing large numbers of biological control agents to suppress a pest
population. Using biocontrol agents as "living insecticides"
5. Bacillus thuriengensis - ANSWER ✔ soil microbe found virtually world-
wide which produces crystalline proteins toxic to various insects. Widely
used as a microbial insecticide, and also source of genes for transgenic crop
plants
6. Biological control - ANSWER ✔ using living organisms, the "natural
enemies" of pests, to reduce pest populations
7. bubo - ANSWER ✔ characteristic, gross swelling of lymph nodes
associated with plague infection
,8. cattle grub - ANSWER ✔ dipteran pests that develop under the skin of
cattle, damaging leather and causing scar tissue in meat
9. chloroquine - ANSWER ✔ synthetic anti-malarial drug
10.commercial agriculture - ANSWER ✔ agriculture in which farmers
produce crops primarily for sale to others
11.Chemical Control - ANSWER ✔ anything made and sold to kill or reduce
pests (pesticides)
12.Cuticle toxicants - ANSWER ✔ abrasives or soaps, safe for non target
vertebrates
13.Respiratory toxicants - ANSWER ✔ oils used to block respiratory system,
fumigates which are toxic to nontargets
14.Stomach Poisons - ANSWER ✔ must be ingested (no longer used)
15.Hormone Mimics - ANSWER ✔ safe for non targets
16.Nervous system toxicants - ANSWER ✔ majority of modern insecticides,
called contact poisons
17.Grain Pests - ANSWER ✔ Coleoptera and some lepidoptera
18.Fiber products that insects are pests of - ANSWER ✔ Cellulose products
(cotton), Keratin (protein polymer) and Wood
19.German Cockroach - ANSWER ✔ closest relatives live in Asia, small,
light brown, with two dark marks on pronoun, females carry ootheca around
for multiple days
20.Smoky Brown Cockroaches - ANSWER ✔ only been around 7 years,
native to Africa, large dark brown roach, prefers to live outdoors
21.American Cockroach - ANSWER ✔ largest pest cockroaches often
associated with restaurants and hotels
,22.Oriental Cockroach - ANSWER ✔ medium sized black in color prefer high
humidity, females can't fly, males fly 1 foot max
23.disease - ANSWER ✔ negative response of the host to the agent (illness)
24.agent - ANSWER ✔ pathogen responsible for infection (virus, bacterium)
25.vector - ANSWER ✔ the organism that transmits the agent from an
infected host to non-infected host
26.reservoir - ANSWER ✔ host animal(s) that harbors the agent for long
periods of time, often with no symptoms
27.mechanical transmission - ANSWER ✔ the passive transport of the
pathogens on the insects feet or other body parts
28.biological transmission - ANSWER ✔ some part of disease agent's life
agent's life cycle in vector (injected during blood meal)
29.Lyme disease - ANSWER ✔ agent - spiral-shaped bacteria
reservoir - wild animals
vector - black-legged tick (or deer tick)
target - humans and dogs
symptoms - bulls-eye rash and flu-like symptoms
30.rocky mountain spotted fever - ANSWER ✔ agent - bacteria-like microbe
called rickettsia
reservoir - wild and domestic animals
vector - American dog tick
target - humans and dogs
symptoms - measles-like rash and flu-like symptoms
31.Insect student presentations (5) - ANSWER ✔ 1. Ghost Moth
2. Sheep Ked
3. Greater Wax Moth
4. Vampire Moth
5. Peppered Moth
, 32.Ghost moth info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - Moth with largest wingspan
- Scientific name means "fringe wild wing"
- Native to South and Central America
- Full life cycle, host plant, etc. remains unknown
33.Origin of White Witch nickname of Ghost moths? - ANSWER ✔ Early
naturalists failed to catch them because of their small bodies; known for
agility and white wings
34.Sheep ked info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - also known as "false tick" or "sheep
tick"
- part of Diptera
- piercing-sucking mouthparts, tarsal claws, WINGLESS
- cause "cockles" which can ruin sheep hides
35.Greater Wax Moth info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - Pests of bee hives as larvae;
feed on wax
- Similar immune system to mammals; great for studying disease in
organisms for this reason
- Also great for testing pathogens and pesticides
- Can digest polyethylene--meaning it can turn plastic into
biodegradable frass
36.Vampire Moth info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - One of only moths that feed on
blood
- Typical diet is fruit; only males seek blood during mating process
- Discovered in mid-1960s (After the Beatles)
- Found in moist forests of Southeast Asia
37.Peppered Moth info (3) - ANSWER ✔ - Native to Europe and North
America
- Mostly nocturnal
- Whole industrial revolution / evolution story
38.Which 7 movies did we discuss in the movie unit and what is important to
remember about them? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A Bug's Life - good guys human-
like, bad guys insect-like
2. Antz - more realistic, insect-like characters that are less sympathetic
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Africanized Honey Bees - ANSWER ✔ Honey bees demonstrating the
aggressive nature and other undesirable characteristics of African Honey
bees. Dominantly inherited when these bees mate with European strain
honeybees. First released accidentally in Brazil in 1956; now found in
southern border region of the U.S.
2. Agent - ANSWER ✔ a living organism causing disease in arthropod -
vectored disease cycles
3. apostrophe - ANSWER ✔ in poetry, a poem made as an address to an
absent person or thing, including an insect. "To a..."
4. augmentation biological control - ANSWER ✔ biocontrol reliant on
releasing large numbers of biological control agents to suppress a pest
population. Using biocontrol agents as "living insecticides"
5. Bacillus thuriengensis - ANSWER ✔ soil microbe found virtually world-
wide which produces crystalline proteins toxic to various insects. Widely
used as a microbial insecticide, and also source of genes for transgenic crop
plants
6. Biological control - ANSWER ✔ using living organisms, the "natural
enemies" of pests, to reduce pest populations
7. bubo - ANSWER ✔ characteristic, gross swelling of lymph nodes
associated with plague infection
,8. cattle grub - ANSWER ✔ dipteran pests that develop under the skin of
cattle, damaging leather and causing scar tissue in meat
9. chloroquine - ANSWER ✔ synthetic anti-malarial drug
10.commercial agriculture - ANSWER ✔ agriculture in which farmers
produce crops primarily for sale to others
11.Chemical Control - ANSWER ✔ anything made and sold to kill or reduce
pests (pesticides)
12.Cuticle toxicants - ANSWER ✔ abrasives or soaps, safe for non target
vertebrates
13.Respiratory toxicants - ANSWER ✔ oils used to block respiratory system,
fumigates which are toxic to nontargets
14.Stomach Poisons - ANSWER ✔ must be ingested (no longer used)
15.Hormone Mimics - ANSWER ✔ safe for non targets
16.Nervous system toxicants - ANSWER ✔ majority of modern insecticides,
called contact poisons
17.Grain Pests - ANSWER ✔ Coleoptera and some lepidoptera
18.Fiber products that insects are pests of - ANSWER ✔ Cellulose products
(cotton), Keratin (protein polymer) and Wood
19.German Cockroach - ANSWER ✔ closest relatives live in Asia, small,
light brown, with two dark marks on pronoun, females carry ootheca around
for multiple days
20.Smoky Brown Cockroaches - ANSWER ✔ only been around 7 years,
native to Africa, large dark brown roach, prefers to live outdoors
21.American Cockroach - ANSWER ✔ largest pest cockroaches often
associated with restaurants and hotels
,22.Oriental Cockroach - ANSWER ✔ medium sized black in color prefer high
humidity, females can't fly, males fly 1 foot max
23.disease - ANSWER ✔ negative response of the host to the agent (illness)
24.agent - ANSWER ✔ pathogen responsible for infection (virus, bacterium)
25.vector - ANSWER ✔ the organism that transmits the agent from an
infected host to non-infected host
26.reservoir - ANSWER ✔ host animal(s) that harbors the agent for long
periods of time, often with no symptoms
27.mechanical transmission - ANSWER ✔ the passive transport of the
pathogens on the insects feet or other body parts
28.biological transmission - ANSWER ✔ some part of disease agent's life
agent's life cycle in vector (injected during blood meal)
29.Lyme disease - ANSWER ✔ agent - spiral-shaped bacteria
reservoir - wild animals
vector - black-legged tick (or deer tick)
target - humans and dogs
symptoms - bulls-eye rash and flu-like symptoms
30.rocky mountain spotted fever - ANSWER ✔ agent - bacteria-like microbe
called rickettsia
reservoir - wild and domestic animals
vector - American dog tick
target - humans and dogs
symptoms - measles-like rash and flu-like symptoms
31.Insect student presentations (5) - ANSWER ✔ 1. Ghost Moth
2. Sheep Ked
3. Greater Wax Moth
4. Vampire Moth
5. Peppered Moth
, 32.Ghost moth info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - Moth with largest wingspan
- Scientific name means "fringe wild wing"
- Native to South and Central America
- Full life cycle, host plant, etc. remains unknown
33.Origin of White Witch nickname of Ghost moths? - ANSWER ✔ Early
naturalists failed to catch them because of their small bodies; known for
agility and white wings
34.Sheep ked info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - also known as "false tick" or "sheep
tick"
- part of Diptera
- piercing-sucking mouthparts, tarsal claws, WINGLESS
- cause "cockles" which can ruin sheep hides
35.Greater Wax Moth info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - Pests of bee hives as larvae;
feed on wax
- Similar immune system to mammals; great for studying disease in
organisms for this reason
- Also great for testing pathogens and pesticides
- Can digest polyethylene--meaning it can turn plastic into
biodegradable frass
36.Vampire Moth info (4) - ANSWER ✔ - One of only moths that feed on
blood
- Typical diet is fruit; only males seek blood during mating process
- Discovered in mid-1960s (After the Beatles)
- Found in moist forests of Southeast Asia
37.Peppered Moth info (3) - ANSWER ✔ - Native to Europe and North
America
- Mostly nocturnal
- Whole industrial revolution / evolution story
38.Which 7 movies did we discuss in the movie unit and what is important to
remember about them? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A Bug's Life - good guys human-
like, bad guys insect-like
2. Antz - more realistic, insect-like characters that are less sympathetic
