Page 40 - Adventures through the World of Entomology

Adventure four PrevIeW QuIZ Adventure four PrevIeW QuIZ

true or false: true or false:
1. The structure and function of insect mouthparts varies by species and stage T F 1. The structure and function of insect mouthparts varies by species and stage T F
of development. of development.

2. In some species, the immature form of an insect has a different type of T F 2. In some species, the immature form of an insect has a different type of T F
mouthparts than the adult. mouthparts than the adult.
3. An insect with biting-chewing mouthparts has mandibles with incisor cusps. T F 3. An insect with biting-chewing mouthparts has mandibles with incisor cusps. T F

4. Insect mandibles move in and out, from side to side, unlike ours, which move T F 4. Insect mandibles move in and out, from side to side, unlike ours, which move T F
up and down. up and down.
5. Piercing-sucking mouthparts are used to extract blood from the host animal. T F 5. Piercing-sucking mouthparts are used to extract blood from the host animal. T F

6. The house fly has lapping-sponging mouthparts. T F 6. The house fly has lapping-sponging mouthparts. T F
7. Insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts can transmit bubonic plague. T F 7. Insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts can transmit bubonic plague. T F
8. Yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. T F 8. Yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. T F
9. Flies, with their lapping-sponging mouthparts, transmit organisms that T F 9. Flies, with their lapping-sponging mouthparts, transmit organisms that T F
cause diarrheal diseases. cause diarrheal diseases.
10. Malaria is transmitted by an insect with piercing-sucking mouthparts. T F 10. Malaria is transmitted by an insect with piercing-sucking mouthparts. T F

GRAPHICS uSING THE LINNAEuS SYSTEM GRAPHICS uSING THE LINNAEuS SYSTEM

MOSQuITOES (ANOPHELES) MOSQuITOES (ANOPHELES)

KINGDOM KINGDOM
Animal Animal
PHYLuM PHYLuM
Arthropoda Arthropoda
CLASS CLASS
Insecta Insecta
ORDER ORDER
Diptera Diptera
FAMILY FAMILY
Culicidae Culicidae

GENuS GENuS
Anopheles Anopheles

SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES
maculipennis occidentalis freeborni franciscanus maculipennis occidentalis freeborni franciscanus

(no common name) (no common name) (Western Malaria Mosquito) (no common name) (no common name) (no common name) (Western Malaria Mosquito) (no common name)

30 30