2024 Entomology Homework

Which of the following is true about insects according to the text?

Which statement is correct about insects?

According to the authors, most insects are R-strategists. What does this mean?

Which is NOT a reason given that natural selection (adaptation) is more rapid in insect populations?

Which of the following insects are known to migrate long distances in Texas?

What is “diapause”?

Which of the following are an advantage of complete metamorphosis?

Which scientific discipline shares the wide spread of super ordinal diversity of entomology?

How many orders of insects are there?

What does “ptera” mean?

What is the only order of insects not found in Texas?

What are some major causes of insect extinctions?

Lindgren funnels, beating sheets, and Berlese traps are all methods of trapping insects.

What are some ways to encourage native insect populations?

Honeybees are not native to Texas.

Colony collapse disorder (CDC) causes the rapid loss of honeybee population. It is thought to be caused by _____________.

The red fire ant (Solenopsis invita) is an invasive species that originated in ___________.

Monarch butterflies are reliant on ________, their host plant.

Monarch butterfly populations are threatened by _________.

The order Thysanura contain thrips, booklice and barklice.