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📝 Entomology MCQ Exam (50 Questions)
Format: Multiple Choice | Difficulty: Moderate
PDF 1 - Entomology 1: Insects (Q1-Q30) | PDF 2 - Entomology 2: Insects & Arachnids (Q31-Q50)
PART 1 - Entomology 1: Insects (Questions 1-30)
1. Which of the following best describes the role of a biological vector in disease transmission?
- A. Transmit pathogens via contaminated external body surfaces only
- B. Pathogens undergo growth, multiplication, and propagation inside the insect's body
- C. Transmit pathogens through secretions without internal development
- D. Carry pathogens mechanically on their appendages
2. Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of arthropods?
- A. Segmented body
- B. Closed circulatory system
- C. Bilateral symmetry
- D. Chitinous exoskeleton
3. In incomplete (hemimetabolous) metamorphosis, which stages are present?
- A. Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult
- B. Egg → Nymph → Adult
- C. Egg → Pupa → Adult
- D. Larva → Nymph → Adult
4. Each molt of a nymph during incomplete metamorphosis is referred to as:
- A. A stadium
- B. An instar
- C. An ecdysis
- D. A cocoon
5. Which group of organisms undergoes complete (holometabolous) metamorphosis?
- A. Cockroaches, lice, and bed bugs
- B. Ticks, termites, and hemipterans
- C. Fleas, mosquitoes, and flies
- D. Cockroaches, ticks, and kissing bugs
6. Class Insecta is distinguished from Class Arachnida by which of the following features?
- A. Insects have 4 pairs of legs; arachnids have 3 pairs
- B. Insects have a cephalothorax; arachnids have a separate head
- C. Insects have 3 pairs of legs attached to the thorax; arachnids have 4 pairs on the cephalothorax
- D. Insects lack antennae; arachnids have one pair of antennae
7. Which mouthpart type is used by houseflies for feeding?
- A. Piercing and sucking
- B. Biting and chewing
- C. Sponging and lapping
- D. Chewing and lapping
8. The hypopharynx in piercing-sucking mouthparts serves which primary function?
- A. Detects blood capillaries to be pierced
- B. Opens up the area of skin after piercing
- C. Injects saliva into the host
- D. Holds and manipulates food particles
9. In piercing-sucking mouthparts, which structure pierces the skin of the host?
- A. Labrum
- B. Maxillary stylets
- C. Mandibular stylets
- D. Hypopharynx
10. The labellum is a sponge-like ending of which mouthpart structure?
- A. Hypopharynx
- B. Labrum and labium combined proboscis
- C. Mandibles
- D. Maxillary palps
11. Which of the following insects uses biting and chewing mouthparts?
- A. Mosquitoes
- B. Fleas
- C. Cockroaches
- D. Bed bugs
12. Which of the following correctly describes the body orientation of cockroaches?
- A. Compressed laterally (flattened side to side)
- B. Flattened dorsoventrally (top to bottom)
- C. Spherical with evenly distributed appendages
- D. Elongated and cylindrical
13. The pronotum of a cockroach is located:
- A. At the posterior end near the cerci
- B. Behind the head as a plate on the thorax
- C. On the underside of the abdomen
- D. Between the mesothorax and metathorax
14. The cerci of a cockroach function primarily to:
- A. Aid in digestion of food
- B. Sense vibrations for early threat detection
- C. Produce pheromones to attract mates
- D. Grasp the ootheca during oviposition
15. The egg casing of cockroaches is known as:
- A. Cocoon
- B. Ootheca
- C. Pupa
- D. Silken sac
16. Which statement about cockroach nymphs is CORRECT?
- A. They have fully functional wings
- B. They are bright white initially and darken with each molt
- C. They are capable of reproduction
- D. They immediately resemble the adult in color upon hatching
17. Cockroaches are known to be mechanical vectors of all of the following EXCEPT:
- A. Salmonella
- B. Entamoeba histolytica
- C. Trypanosoma cruzi
- D. Hepatitis A virus
18. Which of the following correctly distinguishes male bed bugs from females?
- A. Males have a rounded tip at the rear of their abdomen
- B. Females have a pointed tip at the rear of their abdomen
- C. Males have a pointed tip at the rear of their abdomen
- D. Both sexes have identical abdominal morphology
19. Bed bug bites are characterized by which pattern?
- A. Random scattered bites across the entire body
- B. Clusters of 3 to 5 bites in a zigzag pattern
- C. Single deep puncture wound with central necrosis
- D. Bilateral symmetrical bites along the spine
20. The anticoagulant and analgesic substances released by bed bug saliva result in:
- A. Immediate severe systemic anaphylaxis in all cases
- B. Necrotic ulceration at bite sites
- C. Painless biting and delayed local allergic reactions
- D. Transmission of Trypanosoma species
21. Triatomine (kissing) bugs belong to which taxonomic classification?
- A. Order Diptera, Family Culicidae
- B. Order Hemiptera, Family Reduviidae, Subfamily Triatominae
- C. Order Siphonaptera, Family Pulicidae
- D. Order Phthiraptera, Superfamily Anoplura
22. Trypanosoma cruzi is transmitted to humans by the kissing bug at which infective stage?
- A. Amastigote
- B. Promastigote
- C. Trypomastigote
- D. Epimastigote
23. Which of the following lice is solely responsible for transmitting infectious pathogens among humans?
- A. Pediculus humanus capitis (Head louse)
- B. Pediculus humanus corporis (Body louse)
- C. Phthirus pubis (Pubic louse)
- D. All three can transmit pathogens equally
24. The causative agent of epidemic typhus, transmitted by the body louse, is:
- A. Borrelia recurrentis
- B. Bartonella quintana
- C. Rickettsia prowazekii
- D. Rickettsia typhi
25. In louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF), how does Borrelia recurrentis enter the human host?
- A. Direct injection through the louse bite
- B. Louse feces scratched into small wounds
- C. Infected hemolymph released when the louse is crushed enters through abrasions or mucous membranes
- D. Transmission via contaminated clothing
26. Which flea species is a known vector of bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis)?
- A. Pulex irritans
- B. Ctenocephalides canis
- C. Ctenocephalides cati
- D. Xenopsylla cheopis
27. Which characteristic is unique to Pulex irritans compared to other medically important fleas?
- A. Presence of both genal and pronotal combs
- B. Absence of both genal and pronotal combs; does not carry infectious pathogens
- C. Vectors of murine typhus
- D. Intermediate host for Dipylidium caninum
28. Which of the following is an intermediate host relationship involving Ctenocephalides species?
- A. Rickettsia typhi and Hymenolepis spp.
- B. Yersinia pestis and Dipylidium caninum
- C. Hymenolepis spp. and Dipylidium caninum
- D. Bartonella and Borrelia recurrentis
29. In the flea life cycle, adult fleas will NOT emerge from the cocoon until:
- A. The pupal period has lasted at least 3 weeks
- B. There is a clear presence of a host indicated by movement or body heat
- C. Temperature drops below a certain threshold
- D. The larval food supply is exhausted
30. The first blood meal in fleas triggers which reproductive events?
- A. Larval hatching and silken cocoon formation
- B. Maturation of ovaries in females and dissolution of the testicular plug in males
- C. Migration of larvae to the host's environment
- D. Transformation from pupa to adult stage
PART 2 - Entomology 2: Insects & Arachnids (Questions 31-50)
31. Which of the following correctly describes the halteres in Order Diptera?
- A. Front pair of wings used for steering
- B. Hind pair of modified wings used for balance but non-functional in flight
- C. Structures on the thorax used for sound production
- D. Sensory organs near the proboscis for detecting blood
32. Which feature distinguishes female mosquitoes from males in the family Culicidae?
- A. Larger, bushy hairy antennae; blunt proboscis
- B. Smaller size with hairy maxillary palps
- C. Larger, plain antennae; more needle-like proboscis for blood feeding
- D. Females possess halters; males do not
33. Regarding mosquito flight range, which of the following is CORRECT?
- A. Aedes travel several kilometers; Anopheles fly only a few hundred meters
- B. Culex travels several kilometers; Aedes and Anopheles fly a few hundred meters
- C. Anopheles travels several kilometers; Culex and Aedes fly only a few hundred meters
- D. All three genera travel equal distances for blood meals
34. How long after a blood meal do mosquito eggs begin to develop?
- A. Immediately within 24 hours
- B. 3 days
- C. 7 days
- D. 2 weeks
35. Black flies belong to which family and are best described as:
- A. Family Psychodidae; thin-bodied with hopping flight
- B. Family Simuliidae; 1-5 mm, thick and robust thorax, large fan-shaped wings
- C. Family Culicidae; hairy body and wings with slender legs
- D. Family Glossinidae; large biting flies with hatchet-shaped wing cell
36. Sandflies are characterized by which of the following behavioral features?
- A. Bite during the day outdoors; bite is painless
- B. Opportunistic feeders; bite at night; characteristic hopping flight; cannot fly long distances
- C. Bite through clothing; prefer indoor feeding
- D. Bite only once during their life cycle; telmophagous only in larvae
37. The term "telmophagous" refers to feeding behavior where the insect:
- A. Feeds on plant juices only
- B. Pool-feeds by lacerating tissue and lapping blood from the wound
- C. Injects anticoagulants and feeds from pressurized blood vessels
- D. Feeds intermittently and on multiple hosts during a single meal
38. Which of the following is TRUE about houseflies (Muscidae)?
- A. They have piercing-sucking mouthparts
- B. Hairs on their tarsi function as taste buds
- C. They are strictly nocturnal in behavior
- D. They transmit disease only as biological vectors
39. Houseflies are suspected to transmit at least how many diseases to humans?
- A. 25
- B. 45
- C. 65
- D. 85
40. Which unique reproductive strategy is used by tsetse flies (Glossinidae)?
- A. Oviparous with large clutch sizes laid on tree bark
- B. Adenotrophic viviparity - larva undergoes 3 larval stages inside the female's uterus
- C. Oviparous; larvae require standing water for development
- D. Parthenogenesis - reproduction without fertilization
41. Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis is best described as:
- A. Cylindrical, 8-legged mites found in hair follicles
- B. Spherical, eyeless mites with front legs ending in pulvilli (suckers) and hind legs with long bristles
- C. Oval, dorsoventrally flattened mites with compound eyes
- D. Elongated parasites found on clothing and skin surfaces
42. The intense itching in scabies is primarily caused by:
- A. Direct tissue damage from mite burrowing
- B. Type I hypersensitivity to mite saliva
- C. Type IV hypersensitivity reaction to proteins in mite feces
- D. Secondary bacterial superinfection of burrow tracks
43. The Circle of Hebra refers to the characteristic distribution of scabies lesions. Which of the following sites is INCLUDED?
- A. Scalp and forehead
- B. Soles of the feet
- C. Finger webs and flexor surfaces of wrists
- D. Mid-back and shoulders
44. House dust mites (Dermatophagoides spp.) cause allergic reactions primarily through which mechanism?
- A. Direct burrowing into skin and causing type IV hypersensitivity
- B. Tropomyosin and peptidase-1 from their feces and exoskeletons, when inhaled, trigger allergic reactions
- C. Injection of venom containing histamine directly into blood vessels
- D. Mechanical irritation of mucous membranes without immune involvement
45. Demodex folliculorum differs from D. brevis in that:
- A. D. folliculorum lives in sebaceous glands; D. brevis lives in hair follicles
- B. D. folliculorum is found in hair follicles; D. brevis lives in sebaceous glands connected to hair follicles
- C. D. folliculorum is found on the trunk; D. brevis is restricted to the scalp
- D. D. folliculorum has 6 legs; D. brevis has 8 legs
46. Which structure of ticks is barbed, clearly visible, and functions to anchor the tick to the host?
- A. Chelicerae
- B. Hypostome
- C. Pulvilli
- D. Scutum
47. How does a hard tick (Ixodidae) differ from a soft tick (Argasidae)?
- A. Hard ticks lack a scutum; soft ticks have a visible scutum
- B. Soft ticks have a visible capitulum; hard ticks do not
- C. Hard ticks have a visible capitulum and a scutum covering 1/3 of the abdomen in females
- D. Hard ticks have a leathery appearance; soft ticks have a rigid dorsal plate
48. Transovarial transmission in ticks refers to:
- A. Pathogen remaining with the vector from one life stage to the next
- B. Pathogen transmission from parent tick to offspring via the ovaries
- C. Horizontal transmission of pathogens between co-feeding ticks
- D. Transmission of pathogen through tick feces contaminating host skin
49. Which of the following conditions is associated with the Brown Recluse spider (Loxosceles)?
- A. Systemic latrodectism due to latrotoxin
- B. Necrotic cutaneous loxoscelism with a localized necrotic wound at the bite site
- C. Immediate severe muscle spasms and hyperhidrosis
- D. Generalized neurotoxin release causing paralysis
50. A patient presents with severe muscle pain, abdominal cramps, hyperhidrosis, tachycardia, and fang marks at the bite site. This presentation is most consistent with envenomation by which spider?
- A. Loxosceles (Brown Recluse)
- B. Latrodectus (Black Widow) - latrodectism due to latrotoxin
- C. Demodex infestation
- D. Loxosceles causing viscerocutaneous loxoscelism
Summary
| Section | Questions | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 - Entomology 1: Insects | Q1-Q30 | PDF 1 (87 pages) |
| Part 2 - Entomology 2: Insects & Arachnids | Q31-Q50 | PDF 2 (46 pages) |
| Total | 50 MCQs | Both lectures |
Topics covered in Part 1 (30 Qs): Medical importance of arthropods, metamorphosis types, insect mouthparts (5 types), cockroaches, bed bugs, kissing bugs, lice (head/body/pubic), fleas - anatomy, life cycles, vectors, and disease mechanisms.
Topics covered in Part 2 (20 Qs): Order Diptera (mosquitoes, blackflies, sandflies, houseflies, tsetse flies), Class Arachnida - scabies mites, house dust mites, Demodex, ticks (hard vs. soft), tick transmission types, and medically important spiders (Loxosceles and Latrodectus).
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