MCQs Entomology-14 Posted on July 20, 2025August 30, 2025Author agropublishers 0 1. _____________ is the specialized food substance that, when fed to honey bee larvae, triggers their development into queen bees. Royal jelly Propolis Nectar Bee bread 2. Systemic insecticides are absorbed by plants and kill insects via_____________ Physical suffocation Fumigation Ingestion after plant uptake Contact toxicity 3. The __________ insect order is the least susceptible to antifeedants due to generalized feeding habits Lepidoptera Diptera Orthoptera Coleoptera 4. Chemicals that lure insects toward a host are called_________ Suppressants Attractants Repellents Deterrents 5. The insect body is divided into three tagmata___________ Head, thorax, abdomen Head, cephalothorax, abdomen Cephalon, pereon, pleon Prosoma, mesosoma, metasoma 6. Each body segment in arthropods has___________ A single sclerotized plate Only a chitinous tergum A dorsal tergum and ventral sternum Fused pleura and sternites 7. Why do male insects attempt to mate with certain orchid flowers? The flowers produce a sweet nectar reward The flowers release pheromones that repel predators The flowers visually and/or chemically mimic female insects The flowers trap insects to ensure pollination 8. The transfer of food energy from plants through a series of organisms with repeated consumption is termed as _____________ Biotic Potential Trophic Cascade Food Web Food Chain 9. In insects, the head is formed by the fusion of ____________ segments. Ten Eight Four Six 10. What percentage of known animal species belong to Arthropoda? 83% 91% 65% 72% Loading … Question 1 of 10
