ENTO 208 Brundage
What percentage of known insecs are considered pests?
0.1%
Approximately how many species of scorpions are in Texas (according to lecture)?
18
The "golden age" of medical entomology began in the year ________.
1877
Modern medical entomology is usually recognized as beginning when, according to your reading?
19th century
Crustacea have how many legs?
5 or more pair
How strong are arthropod muscle attachments?
6x as trong as vertebrate tendons
Around ____% of all described animals are insects.
80
"According to lecture, what percent of all known organisms are arthropods? "
80%
What is a vector?
A living organism that spreads disease
Irrational fear of ticks and mites is called _____________.
Acarophobia
Which stage of a parasitoid is generally the free living stage?
Adult
The species ________ vectors yellow fever.
Aedes aegypti
How are insects important to the environment?
All of the Above
Which of the following is a venomous arthropod?
All of these
Which of these vitamins and nutrients are found in high concentrations in edible insects?
All of these
Insects are in what kingdom?
Animalia
The order Aranae is found in which class?
Arachnida
The order Scorpionida is found in which class?
Arachnida
Which of the following arthropod classes is characterized by four pair of legs?
Arachnida
Irrational fear of spiders is called _____________-.
Arachnophobia
What is the term for a virus that is vectored by an arthropod?
Arbovirus
Viruses vectored by arthropods are so common that we call them ____________.
Arboviruses
What type of organism causes plague?
Bacterium
Wuchereria bancrofti is the causative agent of what disease?
Bancroftian filariasis
_____________transmission is considered the most common and efficient mechanism of vector-borne disease transmission.
Biological
The reduction in number or elimination of pest organisms by the interference with their ecology is known as:
Biological control
Fleas are responsible for spreading which of these diseases?
Bubonic plague
___________ is extracted from the cochineal insect and used to produce bright red dyes.
Carminic acid
Kissing bugs are responsible for spreading which of these diseases?
Chagas disease
Currently the country of ________is the world's largest producer of honey (according to your reading).
China
What medical condition can be treated using the venom from a honey bee stinger, according to your textbook?
Chronic arthritis
What is the common name of the insect that is used to illustrate classic biological control?
Cottony cushion scale
Shrimp are in which class?
Crustacea
Which of the following arthropod classes is characterized by two pair of antennae?
Crustacea
A(n) _________ returns organic matter back into the ecosystem, and insects are often classified as this trophic level.
Decomposer
____________ return organic matter back into the ecosystem. This is a trophic level that includes lots of different organisms, including insects.
Decomposers
Which of the following arthropod classes has two body regions and 2 pairs of legs on each body segment?
Diplopoda
Adults of which of the following organisms have the smallest surface to volume ratio?
Elephant
Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading which of these diseases?
Encephalitis
Body lice are responsible for spreading which of these diseases?
Endemic typhus
The irrational fear of insects is known as __________.
Entomophobia
The act of injecting venom into animal tissues is called ____________.
Envenomation
"To treat anaphylaxis, you need to inject the animal with _____________, which is the fancy name for adrenalin. "
Epinephrine
The immature stage of which insect is responsible for myiasis?
Flies
A non-living object that spreads disease is called a(n)___________.
Fomite
Who described the cyclical development of malarial parasites in mosquitoes?
Giovanni Grassi
The fluid-filled body cavity of arthropods is called:
Haemocoel
"Arthropod ""blood"" is known as:"
Haemolymph
"Bug blood" is officially called _______________ and is contained in the hemocoel.
Hemolymph
According to many entomologists, which organism is the most important insect on earth? (Note: remember this is according to *most* entomologists...ignore my mini rants about this subject for the purposes of this question)
Honeybees
Which of these would experience the greatest amount of damage when falling a large distance?
Horse
Arthropod literally means:
Jointed leg
What resin is used to make wood finish polish?
Lac
Name the part of the maxilla. What is #10d?
Lacina
Which is a major downside of having a high surface to volume ratio?
Lose more heat and water
How do arthropods filter their blood?
Malphighian tubules
The first person to demonstrate pathogen transmission by a blood-feeding arthropod was Patrick _________.
Manson
The process of transformation from an immature insect to the adult form by way of several distinct stages is known as __________.
Metamorphosis
In what demographic is delusional parasitosis the most common?
Middle-aged or elderly women
Which is the most important insect vector in veterinary and medical entomology?
Mosquitoes
"What is the most widespread form of host invasion by arthropods, according to your reading? "
Myiasis
What is the most widespread form of host invasion by arthropods, according to your reading? (Hint: you learned a single word for this. What is that word?)
Myiasis
Chitin is made of:
N-acetylglucosamine
How many antennae do Arachnids have?
None
Which of these disease agents use freshwater snails and crabs or crayfish as intermediate hosts?
Paragonimus westermani
A(n) _________ is an organism that lives on or within another organism, causing harm to the host by feeding on products produced by the host.
Parasite
A(n) ___________ is an insect that acts as a parasite during one portion of development, and as a free-living organism during another developmental stage.
Parasitoid
The delusional disorder that manifests itself as people believing they are constantly being bitten by insects is called delusory ___________.
Parasitosis
"The ""claws"" on scorpions are know as:"
Pedipalip
"Arthropod" is a(n):
Phylum
An arthropod that feeds only on blood probably has which type of mouthparts?
Piercing/sucking
"Bee glue" is properly called __________, and is a brownish resinous material used to repair and maintain the bee hive.
Propolis
The inflammation of the nasal mucosa due to allergies is called __________
Rhinitis
_________ is a highly nutritive substance produced by bees to feed very young brood and future queens. Humans use it as a treatment for various ailments, despite the lack of research into its benefits.
Royal jelly
The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution is known as _______.
Speciation
The opening on an arthropod body surface that allow for air transfer is called:
Spiracle
A(n) _____________ allergic reaction is when the allergic reaction spreads from a limited area of one organ to other organ systems in the body.
Systemic
Babesia bigemina is the causative agent of what disease?
Texas cattle fever
Latrodectus mactans is:
The black widow spider
Loxosclese reclusa is:
The brown recluse spider
Centruoides vittatus is:
The most common scorpion in Texas
Sericulture is ____
The production of raw silk by raising silkworms.
Why are Malpighian tubules always capatalized?
They're named after an actual person
Insect legs are found where?
Thorax
"In arthropods, what is the tube that shuttles air to the inside of the body (inside the body, not on the surface)?"
Trachea
The trypanosomes that cause African trypanosomiasis are transmitted by _____
Tsetse Flies
Which of the following is not a disease spread by mosquitoes?
Typhus and Chagas disease
Who lead the U.S. Yellow Fever Commission at Havana, Cuba?
Walter Reed
Which of the following is not a characteristic of all insects?
Wings
Crustacea have what body regions?
cephalothorax and abdomen
Diplopoda have what body regions?
head and body
Which is the largest classification group?
kingdom
Where are chelicerae found?
near the mouth
The black widow has what type of venom?
neurotoxin
Which of these is not useful for biological control? Introduction of ____
prey species
Most arthropods have what type of reproduction?
sexual
Which is the SMALLEST group of classification?
species
"In arthropods, where is the nerve cord found?"
ventrally
The lung fluke Paragonimus ____________ uses crustations as intermediate hosts on their way to mesopredators.
westermani