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1

The cuticle of arthropods is composed of a thicker inner ________ layer, and a thinner outer layer. the ________. The macromolecule that characterizes the cuticle is
A)exocuticle, endocuticle, chitin.
B)procuticle, epicuticle, chitin.
C)endocuticle, procuticle, keratin.
D)epicuticle, exocuticle, keratin.
2

The nonliving exoskeleton inhibits growth. To cope with this situation, arthropods use a process to shed the old exoskeleton called
A)ecdysis.
B)metamorphosis.
C)tagmatazation.
D)shedding.
3

The ________ have been extinct for 200 million years but they show the basic pattern that started the arthropods.
A)crustaceans
B)pycnogonids
C)trilobites
D)xiphosurids
4

The characteristics of four pairs of walking legs, a pair of pedipalps, and no mandible or antennae are found in which of the following?
A)Chelicerata
B)Eurypterida
C)Xiphosurida
D)Pycnogonida
5

Which of the following can be recognized by these characteristics: unsegmented carapace, spinelike telson, book gills, and marine habitat?
A)Chelicerata
B)Eurypterida
C)Xiphosurida
D)Pycnogonida
6

The following group that has four pairs of thin walking legs, eats by sucking juices from hydroids, and is particularly common in polar oceans is
A)Chelicerata.
B)Eurypterida.
C)Xiphosurida.
D)Pycnogonida.
7

Which one of the following is called the giant water scorpion and is known from 200-million-year-old fossils?
A)Chelicerata
B)Eurypterida
C)Xiphosurida
D)Pycnogonida
8

Members of the class Arachnida can be differentiated from other arthropods by possession of a
A)cephalothorax and trunk.
B)head, thorax, and abdomen.
C)head and thorax.
D)cephalothorax and abdomen.
9

Which of the following orders contains members who have a cephalothorax and abdomen with no external segmentation, and these tagmata are joined by a narrow pedicel?
A)Araneae
B)Scorpionida
C)Opiliones
D)Acari
10

Which of the following traits are unique to spiders?
A)Malpighian tubules
B)book lungs
C)simple eyes
D)silk glands
11

Which of the following orders is characterized by having an abdomen divided into a preabdomen and a tail-like postabdomen?
A)Araneae
B)Scorpionida
C)Opiliones
D)Acari
12

Which of the following orders is commonly known as "daddy longlegs"?
A)Araneae
B)Scorpionida
C)Opiliones
D)Acari
13

Which of the following orders differs from the others by having their cephalothorax and abdomen completely fused?
A)Araneae
B)Scorpionida
C)Opiliones
D)Acari
14

The mouthparts of ticks are located on an anterior projection called the
A)prostomium.
B)peristomium.
C)capitulum.
D)rostrum.
15

Ticks are interesting to epidemiologists because they are second only to mosquitoes as ________ for serious diseases.
A)sources of antibiotics
B)agents
C)sources of antivenoms
D)vectors
16

The following are characteristics of the black widow spider:
A)small, shiny black, with a violin-shaped dorsal marking.
B)large, brown, with obvious hairs covering the body and legs.
C)large, dull black, with a red spot on the dorsal cephalothorax.
D)small, shiny black, with a red hourglass on the ventral abdomen
17

Which one of the following diseases is not carried by a tick?
A)Tularemia
B)Rocky Mountain spotted fever
C)Lyme disease
D)Mange
18

The crustaceans are the only arthropods with
A)head, thorax, and abdomen.
B)two pairs of antennae.
C)mandibles.
D)biramous appendages.
19

Which of the following structures help the maxillae as food handlers?
A)chelipeds
B)mandibles
C)antennules
D)maxillipeds
20

The last pair of crustacean appendages that provide swift backward motion and help protect developing young in crustaceans such as crayfish are called
A)chelipeds.
B)uropods.
C)swimmerets.
D)maxillipeds.
21

The crustaceans have a two-part stomach, in the first part is the
A)gastric mill.
B)digestive gland.
C)androgenic gland.
D)green gland.
22

Excretory organs and osmoregulatory pores in the crustaceans are located
A)at the base of the walking legs.
B)at the base of the chelipeds.
C)at the tip of the antennae.
D)at the middle of the uropods.
23

The crustaceans have two types of eyes; they are the ________ and the ________ eyes.
A)simple, median
B)median, compound
C)nauplius, simple
D)compound, simple
24

While the term "blueblood" is sometimes used in literature to reference English nobility, some crustaceans actually have blue blood because their respiratory pigment is
A)hemerythrin.
B)myoglobin.
C)chlorocruorin.
D)hemocyanin.
25

A compound eye is made of many small units that have individual lens and nerves. These structures are called
A)facets.
B)simple eyes.
C)ommatidia.
D)ocelli.
26

The primitive larva of the crustaceans is the
A)mysis.
B)trochophore.
C)protozoea.
D)nauplius.
27

Which of the following classes can be recognized by having flattened, leaflike appendages used for respiration?
A)Branchiopoda
B)Maxillopoda
C)Malacostraca
D)Chilopoda
28

Which of the following classes contains the copepods and barnacles?
A)Branchiopoda
B)Maxillopoda
C)Malacostraca
D)Chilopoda
29

Which of the following classes contains the crabs, shrimp, and krill?
A)Branchiopoda
B)Maxillopoda
C)Malacostraca
D)Chilopoda
30

When examining the leg structure of an arthropod, the basal joint of the biramous appendage seen in the crustacean orders is known as the
A)epipodite.
B)basipodite.
C)endopodite.
D)coxopodite.
31

Members of the class ________ have the most primitive characteristics of the following list.
A)Malacostraca
B)Branchiopoda
C)Maxillopoda
D)Remipedia
32

Of the crustaceans in the following list, members of the class ________ are typically found in fresh water.
A)Malacostraca
B)Branchiopoda
C)Maxillopoda
D)Remipedia
33

The crustaceans known as krill belong to the group
A)Branchiura.
B)Remipedia.
C)Euphausiacea.
D)Cirripedia.
34

A sessile crustacean that is interesting as it doesn't self-fertilize, but mates with its' neighbors is a
A)barnacle.
B)copepod.
C)water flea.
D)remipedian.
35

The term kentrogon is a life stage of a
A)barnacle.
B)copepod.
C)water flea.
D)remipedian.
36

The subphylum Uniramia is characterized by having unbranched appendages and includes the ________ and the.
A)insects, myriapods
B)crustaceans, insects
C)crustaceans, millipedes
D)millipedes, myriapods
37

In addition to having unbranched appendages, the Uniramia are characterized by
A)2 pair of antennae, maxillae, and no mandibles.
B)2 pair of antennae, mandibles, and 1 pair of maxillae.
C)1 pair of antennae, maxillae, and 2 mandibles.
D)1 pair of antennae, mandibles, and 2 pairs of maxillae.
38

Which of the following classes is characterized by having one pair of appendages per somite except for the first one and the last two somites?
A)Uniramia
B)Chilopoda
C)Diplopoda
D)Insecta
39

Which of the following classes is characterized by having two pairs of appendages per abdominal somite?
A)Uniramia
B)Chilopoda
C)Diplopoda
D)Insecta
40

Mouthparts of an insect typically contain four parts. These four parts are the
A)labium, tergum, mandibles, and maxillae.
B)tergum, labrum, mandibles, and maxillae.
C)pleura, labium, mandibles, and maxillae.
D)labrum, mandibles, maxillae, and labium.
41

Insects undergo metamorphosis in order to grow and exploit different habitats. The individual stages in this process are called
A)metabolites.
B)hemimetabolites.
C)nymphs.
D)instars.
42

Most insects go through a complete change of body form from larva to adult; this is called ________ metamorphosis.
A)ametabolous
B)hemimetabolous
C)holometabolous
D)minimetabolous
43

In addition to visual and auditory communication, insects use pheromones, which are a form of communication.
A)tactile
B)chemical
C)ultraviolet wavelength
D)extrasensory
44

Bioluminescence is a form of ________ communication.
A)tactile
B)chemical
C)visual
D)extrasensory
45

There are many beneficial insects and much of our resources come from insect activities, however, insects transmit some diseases. Which of the following diseases involves insect transmission?
A)Typhoid
B)Chagas' disease
C)Malaria
D)All of these are insect transmitted
46

A term for the condition in which insects parasitize other insects is
A)parasitoidism.
B)abiosis.
C)commensalism
D)hyperparasitism.
47

If you wanted to control an insect infestation in your fruit orchard, and wanted to employ something other than pesticides, you might release a
A)parasitoid.
B)commensal.
C)amensal.
D)symbiont.
48

A classic example of an insect with a type of ________ mouthpart would be the mosquito.
A)sucking
B)sponging
C)lapping
D)biting
49

The openings to the respiratory system of insects are the
A)tracheoles.
B)spiracles.
C)labia.
D)taenidia.
50

Which of the following are not respiratory mechanisms seen in insects, in either juvenile forms or adults?
A)book lungs
B)tracheal gills
C)trachea
D)diffusion
51

Insects produce excrement that is typically very low in water, a great advantage to insects living in dry environments. The excretory product from the malpighian tubules is high in
A)urine.
B)urea.
C)ammonia.
D)uric acid.
52

The term for the stage of the juvenile insect between molts is known as the
A)instar.
B)naiad.
C)grub.
D)nauplius.
53

If an insect has an egg, nymphal stages, and finally an adult stages, it exhibits ________ metamorphosis.
A)metamorphosis.
B)holometabolous
C)homologous
D)hemizygous
E)hemimetabolous
54

Insects which show the highest degree of social behavior include the
A)crickets and bees.
B)cicadas and ants.
C)ants and bees.
D)bees and cicadas.







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