WOOD-DESTROYING ORGANISM
INSPECTION EXAMS WITH
ELABORATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
T/F: Taking this course and successfully passing the final exam does not make you licensed or certified
by your state.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Insecta is distinguished from the other arthropod classes by the three body regions: head, thorax and
_______.
A. abdomen
B. sub-thorax
C. tail - ANSWER-A. abdomen
The arthropod body is confined in its ______________.
A. exoskeleton
B. skeleton
C. frame - ANSWER-A. exoskeleton
Insects generally form a new, soft exoskeleton under the old one, then shed or _______ the old one.
,A. melt
B. make
C. molt - ANSWER-C. molt
The ________ metamorphosis group makes no drastic change in form from juvenile to adult.
A. complete
B. gradual
C. simple - ANSWER-C. simple
In the ________ metamorphosis group (which includes termites, cockroaches, crickets, grasshoppers,
boxelder bugs and earwigs), individuals hatch from the egg only partially resembling the adults.
A. complete
B. gradual
C. simple - ANSWER-B. gradual
Insects that develop by ________ metamorphosis make a complete change in appearance from juvenile
to adult.
A. gradual
B. complete
C. simple - ANSWER-B. complete
Termites live in true social colonies with a division of labor among the various types of individuals called
________.
, A. castes
B. cliques
C. families - ANSWER-A. castes
Termites found in the United States are generally grouped into three categories: drywood, dampwood
and ___________.
A. hardwood
B. subterranean
C. underground - ANSWER-B. subterranean
One of the most common types of subterranean termites found in the United States is the
________________.
A. southeastern subterranean termite
B. eastern subterranean termite
C. western subterranean termite - ANSWER-B. eastern subterranean termite
T/F: Both pairs of wings on the winged forms of termites (called alates or swarmers) are of equal size
and shape.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
T/F: Termites feed on materials that contain cellulose, such as wood.
A. False
INSPECTION EXAMS WITH
ELABORATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
T/F: Taking this course and successfully passing the final exam does not make you licensed or certified
by your state.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Insecta is distinguished from the other arthropod classes by the three body regions: head, thorax and
_______.
A. abdomen
B. sub-thorax
C. tail - ANSWER-A. abdomen
The arthropod body is confined in its ______________.
A. exoskeleton
B. skeleton
C. frame - ANSWER-A. exoskeleton
Insects generally form a new, soft exoskeleton under the old one, then shed or _______ the old one.
,A. melt
B. make
C. molt - ANSWER-C. molt
The ________ metamorphosis group makes no drastic change in form from juvenile to adult.
A. complete
B. gradual
C. simple - ANSWER-C. simple
In the ________ metamorphosis group (which includes termites, cockroaches, crickets, grasshoppers,
boxelder bugs and earwigs), individuals hatch from the egg only partially resembling the adults.
A. complete
B. gradual
C. simple - ANSWER-B. gradual
Insects that develop by ________ metamorphosis make a complete change in appearance from juvenile
to adult.
A. gradual
B. complete
C. simple - ANSWER-B. complete
Termites live in true social colonies with a division of labor among the various types of individuals called
________.
, A. castes
B. cliques
C. families - ANSWER-A. castes
Termites found in the United States are generally grouped into three categories: drywood, dampwood
and ___________.
A. hardwood
B. subterranean
C. underground - ANSWER-B. subterranean
One of the most common types of subterranean termites found in the United States is the
________________.
A. southeastern subterranean termite
B. eastern subterranean termite
C. western subterranean termite - ANSWER-B. eastern subterranean termite
T/F: Both pairs of wings on the winged forms of termites (called alates or swarmers) are of equal size
and shape.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
T/F: Termites feed on materials that contain cellulose, such as wood.
A. False
