ANIM 3006 Prac Exam 2 Questions With
Correct Detailed Answers.
Groups: Fleas, lice, flies
Body Segments: 3 (head, thorax, abdomen)
Antennae: 1 pair
Legs: 3 pairs (6 total)
Wings: most have wings - ANSWER- Features of insects
Groups: ticks, mites
Body segments: 2 (cephalothorax, abdomen)
Antennae: none
Legs: 4 pairs (8 total)
Wings: none - ANSWER- Features of Arachnids
Body shape: laterally flattened
Wings: none
Major features: enlarged hindlimbs
Life Cycle: incomplete - ANSWER- Features of fleas
Body Shape: dorsoventrally flattened
Wings: none
Major features: enlarged claws
Life Cycle: complete - ANSWER- Features of lice
1) Egg
2) Larvae
3) Pupae
4) Adult - ANSWER- Complete Life Cycle
1) Egg
2) Nymph
3) Adult - ANSWER- Incomplete Life Cycle
Flea - ANSWER- Identify this parasite.
Haematopinus suis
(Pig sucking louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Bovicola ovis
(Sheep chewing louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Linognathus pedalis
, (Sheep foot louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Bovicola Equi
(horse chewing louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Haematopinus asini
(horse sucking louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Bovicola bovis
(cattle chewing louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Haematopinus eurysternus
(short nosed cattle louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Linognathus vituli
(long nosed cattle louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
1) piercing and sucking
2) sponging - ANSWER- Fly mouthparts
Hard ticks are more significant, have a scutum (shield) and obvious mouthparts -
ANSWER- Soft vs hard ticks
teladorsagia - ANSWER- Small Brown Stomach worm sheep/goat species
Soft Tick - ANSWER- Is this a soft or hard tick?
teladorsagia - ANSWER- Small Brown Stomach worm sheep/goat species
Presence/absence/location of the anal groove
Length of mouthparts
Position of legs - ANSWER- Tick identification features
Leg position: bunched up near cephalothroax
Anal groove: in front of anus
Eyes: absent
Mouth parts: long
Scutum: inornate, yellowish
Leg color: 2 brown, 2 yellowish
# of species in Au: 22 - ANSWER- Key features of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick)
Ixodes holocyclus - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Leg position: large gap before first leg, all spread out
Anal groove: absent
Eyes: present
Correct Detailed Answers.
Groups: Fleas, lice, flies
Body Segments: 3 (head, thorax, abdomen)
Antennae: 1 pair
Legs: 3 pairs (6 total)
Wings: most have wings - ANSWER- Features of insects
Groups: ticks, mites
Body segments: 2 (cephalothorax, abdomen)
Antennae: none
Legs: 4 pairs (8 total)
Wings: none - ANSWER- Features of Arachnids
Body shape: laterally flattened
Wings: none
Major features: enlarged hindlimbs
Life Cycle: incomplete - ANSWER- Features of fleas
Body Shape: dorsoventrally flattened
Wings: none
Major features: enlarged claws
Life Cycle: complete - ANSWER- Features of lice
1) Egg
2) Larvae
3) Pupae
4) Adult - ANSWER- Complete Life Cycle
1) Egg
2) Nymph
3) Adult - ANSWER- Incomplete Life Cycle
Flea - ANSWER- Identify this parasite.
Haematopinus suis
(Pig sucking louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Bovicola ovis
(Sheep chewing louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Linognathus pedalis
, (Sheep foot louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Bovicola Equi
(horse chewing louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Haematopinus asini
(horse sucking louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Bovicola bovis
(cattle chewing louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Haematopinus eurysternus
(short nosed cattle louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Linognathus vituli
(long nosed cattle louse) - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
1) piercing and sucking
2) sponging - ANSWER- Fly mouthparts
Hard ticks are more significant, have a scutum (shield) and obvious mouthparts -
ANSWER- Soft vs hard ticks
teladorsagia - ANSWER- Small Brown Stomach worm sheep/goat species
Soft Tick - ANSWER- Is this a soft or hard tick?
teladorsagia - ANSWER- Small Brown Stomach worm sheep/goat species
Presence/absence/location of the anal groove
Length of mouthparts
Position of legs - ANSWER- Tick identification features
Leg position: bunched up near cephalothroax
Anal groove: in front of anus
Eyes: absent
Mouth parts: long
Scutum: inornate, yellowish
Leg color: 2 brown, 2 yellowish
# of species in Au: 22 - ANSWER- Key features of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick)
Ixodes holocyclus - ANSWER- Identify this parasite:
Leg position: large gap before first leg, all spread out
Anal groove: absent
Eyes: present
