ENTOMOLOGY (correct answers)
What unique set of characteristics distinguish insects from all other animals? correct
answers Exoskeleton (cuticle) and set of three body regions.
What are the common names for the 5 largest orders of insects? correct answers
Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera
Describe the life cycle of a hemimetabolous insect (the stages from egg to adult).
correct answers Adult and larvae pretty much the same, feed on the same things.
Comparing life cycles of holo- and hemimetabolous insects, what are two major aspects
that differ? correct answers Body plan and what they eat.
Which type of life cycle do most insects have? What insect order has the most species?
correct answers Most holometabolous; coleoptera
How long do most insects live? correct answers It depends on the order they're in. They
can live from months to decades.
What effect does short generation time combined with small size have on the potential
for the growth of insect populations? correct answers It means there's multiple sets of
offspring each year.
What did ozone have to do with arthropods (or any life) invading land? correct answers
Protects from the sun's harmful rays.
What are three major steps (moments) in insect evolution over time? correct answers
Got wings, wings can fold over back, holometaboly.
What were the first land animals? correct answers Insects
What were the first animals to fly? correct answers Insects
Nearly all of insects that appeared in the first radiation had which of the two major types
of development (holo or hemi)? correct answers Hemimetabolous
How badly did the Permian extinction affect insects compared to other forms of life?
correct answers About 95% of life lost but only 50% of insects.
How badly did the 'dinosaur extinction' event affect insects compared with other forms
of life? correct answers HARDLY AT ALL SUCKAS.
When in their history have insects been the most diverse? correct answers Present day.
, What factors in the history of insects on earth and their biology seem to have
contributed to the great diversity of insect species on earth today? (7 factors.) correct
answers Cuticle, rapid evolution, holometabolous development, first on land and to fly,
co-evolve with flowering plants, low extinction rates, modularity, microbiomes give them
special powers
Name 4 types for food that insects are able to use as the primary food thanks to
specialized microbiomes. correct answers Tough plants, wood, blood and hair.
What are 2 specific contributions symbiont microbes can make to their host to
compensate for a poor diet? correct answers They make amino acids.
What are three functions of the insect circulatory system? correct answers Carry blood
cells, distribute heat for temperature regulation, and distribute nutrients.
How do insects move blood around their bodies, both in the main body and in
appendages? correct answers The circulatory system.
Insects don't have lungs. What type of system brings oxygen to its tissues instead?
correct answers They have a tube system that gives them air.
What are 2 ways insect eyes are fundamentally different than ours? correct answers
Separated into tubular units with more than one lens.
What environmental factor have European honey bees adapted to by storing large
amounts of honey? How does the honey help them survive? correct answers Europe is
really cold, the honey helps them keep the cavity warm.
What culture was the first we know of to cultivate honey bees in artificial nests? correct
answers Egypt
What are 3 types of artificial nest cavities that have been used in bee cultivation over
the years? correct answers Horizontal Pipe Hive, Skeps, Langstroth Hive
How did the Langstroth hive revolutionize bee keeping? What are four important
features that have made it so successful. correct answers It's strong, reusable,
inexpensive, and easily harvestable.
What are three other key inventions that helped make beekeeping an activity that could
be widely practiced and scaled up to industrial levels? correct answers The Bellows
Smoker, Centrifugal Extractor, and Improvement of the frame.
How are mead and the lost wax method related to honey bees? correct answers The
Lost Wax method used beeswax and mead could be made from honey.
What unique set of characteristics distinguish insects from all other animals? correct
answers Exoskeleton (cuticle) and set of three body regions.
What are the common names for the 5 largest orders of insects? correct answers
Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera
Describe the life cycle of a hemimetabolous insect (the stages from egg to adult).
correct answers Adult and larvae pretty much the same, feed on the same things.
Comparing life cycles of holo- and hemimetabolous insects, what are two major aspects
that differ? correct answers Body plan and what they eat.
Which type of life cycle do most insects have? What insect order has the most species?
correct answers Most holometabolous; coleoptera
How long do most insects live? correct answers It depends on the order they're in. They
can live from months to decades.
What effect does short generation time combined with small size have on the potential
for the growth of insect populations? correct answers It means there's multiple sets of
offspring each year.
What did ozone have to do with arthropods (or any life) invading land? correct answers
Protects from the sun's harmful rays.
What are three major steps (moments) in insect evolution over time? correct answers
Got wings, wings can fold over back, holometaboly.
What were the first land animals? correct answers Insects
What were the first animals to fly? correct answers Insects
Nearly all of insects that appeared in the first radiation had which of the two major types
of development (holo or hemi)? correct answers Hemimetabolous
How badly did the Permian extinction affect insects compared to other forms of life?
correct answers About 95% of life lost but only 50% of insects.
How badly did the 'dinosaur extinction' event affect insects compared with other forms
of life? correct answers HARDLY AT ALL SUCKAS.
When in their history have insects been the most diverse? correct answers Present day.
, What factors in the history of insects on earth and their biology seem to have
contributed to the great diversity of insect species on earth today? (7 factors.) correct
answers Cuticle, rapid evolution, holometabolous development, first on land and to fly,
co-evolve with flowering plants, low extinction rates, modularity, microbiomes give them
special powers
Name 4 types for food that insects are able to use as the primary food thanks to
specialized microbiomes. correct answers Tough plants, wood, blood and hair.
What are 2 specific contributions symbiont microbes can make to their host to
compensate for a poor diet? correct answers They make amino acids.
What are three functions of the insect circulatory system? correct answers Carry blood
cells, distribute heat for temperature regulation, and distribute nutrients.
How do insects move blood around their bodies, both in the main body and in
appendages? correct answers The circulatory system.
Insects don't have lungs. What type of system brings oxygen to its tissues instead?
correct answers They have a tube system that gives them air.
What are 2 ways insect eyes are fundamentally different than ours? correct answers
Separated into tubular units with more than one lens.
What environmental factor have European honey bees adapted to by storing large
amounts of honey? How does the honey help them survive? correct answers Europe is
really cold, the honey helps them keep the cavity warm.
What culture was the first we know of to cultivate honey bees in artificial nests? correct
answers Egypt
What are 3 types of artificial nest cavities that have been used in bee cultivation over
the years? correct answers Horizontal Pipe Hive, Skeps, Langstroth Hive
How did the Langstroth hive revolutionize bee keeping? What are four important
features that have made it so successful. correct answers It's strong, reusable,
inexpensive, and easily harvestable.
What are three other key inventions that helped make beekeeping an activity that could
be widely practiced and scaled up to industrial levels? correct answers The Bellows
Smoker, Centrifugal Extractor, and Improvement of the frame.
How are mead and the lost wax method related to honey bees? correct answers The
Lost Wax method used beeswax and mead could be made from honey.
