MCQs Entomology-16 Posted on July 20, 2025August 30, 2025Author agropublishers 0 1. In general, the majority of insect species are __________ None of these Omnivorous Carnivorous Herbivorous 2. What substance do nurse bees produce to feed developing queen larvae? Honey Propolis Bee bread Royal jelly 3. ____________ enzyme responsible for the conversion of sucrose to glucose and fructose Invertase Trehalase Maltose Amylase 4. Cerci are paired appendages found on the ___________ of many insects Head Thorax Mouthparts Abdominal segment 5. The prothorax typically bears ____________ First pair of legs Cerci Cerci Wings 6. Honey is not a significant source of ___________ Vitamin K Vitamin B Vitamin A Magnesium 7. The movable frame hive, a revolutionary development in modern beekeeping, was invented by _____ in _____ L.L. Langstroth in 1851 Jan Dzierżon in 1838 Moses Quinby in 1843 Charles Dadant in 1874 8. In honey bees (Apis mellifera), a worker is__________ Fertile male Sterile male Fertile female Sterile female 9. In insects, the vannal fold separates the _______ from ___________ Costa from radius Tegula from axillary sclerites Remigium from vannus Forewing from hindwing 10. In ______________ a prognathous head is present, with mouthparts projecting forward, in line with the body axis Ground beetles Aphids Grasshoppers Butterflies Loading … Question 1 of 10