MCQs Entomology-18 Posted on July 20, 2025August 30, 2025Author agropublishers 0 1. Raptorial legs, adapted for grasping prey, are found in __________________________ Mantids Mantophasmatodea and Mantispid flies Mantophasmatodea Mantispid flies 2. Which insect order is most closely related to Diptera? Thysanura Orthoptera Plecoptera Hymenoptera 3. Which developmental stage is unique to the order Ephemeroptera? Prepupa Naiad Imago Subimago 4. What is the primary role of the spittle produced by spittlebugs? Protection Reproduction Means of reducing evaporation Protection and evaporation reduction 5. Which hormone would NOT be found in adult insects? Prothoracicotropic Hormone (PTTH) All of these Juvenile hormone Eclosion hormone 6. Which of the following is NOT a holometabolous insect order? Lepidoptera Diptera Hemiptera Coleoptera 7. Why are only male insects typically released in Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs? Males are more cost-effective to rear Males have longer lifespans If vector, Females may still bite/spread disease Females cannot be sterilized 8. In bees only _________have functional wax glands Drones Queens Worker bees All of these 9. Which insect orders contain species that are important pests of domestic animals? Orthoptera and Hemiptera All of these Diptera and Phthiraptera Siphonaptera and Coleoptera 10. In Holometabola insects, _____ the resting and transformation stage Larva Pupa Instar Nymph Loading … Question 1 of 10
