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Biology of Insects and Pollination

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Insect biology and pollination focus on ecological relationships, crop science, and practical applications like apiculture. These topics regularly appear in general science sections of competitive exams. Review core concepts to build accuracy for test day.

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Biology of Insects and Pollination Questions

Multiple choice

Scaly ant eater is

  1. coprophagous

  2. detritivorous

  3. myrmecophagous

  4. microphagous
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Consumption of termites or ants is myrmecophagy, e.g. scaly ant eater.

Multiple choice

Pick the odd one out.

Swarm, drift, erst, flight and hive

  1. Swarm

  2. Drift

  3. Erst

  4. Flight

  5. Hive
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The common factor is the common noun – bees. Four of the five given collective nouns viz. swarm, drift, erst and hive - are used with the word bees. The odd one out is the word - flight. The collective noun ‘flight’ is used with – birds, cormorants, pigeons, swallows, doves, dragons, stairs and steps.

Multiple choice

The rearing of silkworms is called ___________.

  1. sericulture

  2. apiculture

  3. pisciculture

  4. floriculture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sericulture is the specialized term for the rearing of silkworms for silk production. Other options refer to different agricultural practices: apiculture (beekeeping), pisciculture (fish farming), and floriculture (flower cultivation).

Multiple choice

Spiracles of insects are surrounded by hairs to

  1. minimise water loss

  2. make the air dust free

  3. direct the air towards spiracles

  4. give protection to spiracles
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The spiracles of insects are surrounded by hairs to minimise the water loss. They minimise the bulk air movement around the opening. Thus, they minimise the water loss.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

  1. Thysanoptera - Thrips - Piercing sucking type of mouthpart

  2. Coleoptera - Beetles - Chewing type of mouthpart

  3. Diptera - Housefly - Sponging type of mouthpart

  4. Lepidoptera - Butterflies - Sponging type of mouthpart

  5. NA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Butterflies belong to class Lepidoptera and they have siphoning mouthparts. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the peculiarity found in mating of Apis spp?

  1. Male stabs female with penis.

  2. Male genitals explode after mating.

  3. Male rides on female's back for days after mating.

  4. Males sting each other to death in battle to mate with females.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Apis spp (Honeybees), male genitals explode or snap off inside females after mating. The snapped-off penis acts as a genital plug to prevent other drones from fertilising the queen.