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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

What do butterflies use to taste?

  1. Probiscus

  2. Feet

  3. Antenea

  4. Wings
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Butterflies have chemoreceptors on their feet, which allow them to taste the plants they land on to determine if they are suitable for laying eggs.

Multiple choice

_____ make up 1/4 of all species on Earth

  1. Beetles

  2. Worms

  3. Bees

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

Beetles (order Coleoptera) are the most diverse group of animals, accounting for approximately 25 percent of all known animal species. There are hundreds of thousands of described species.

Multiple choice

Which of these is a Decomposer?

  1. Grasshopper

  2. Plant

  3. Snake

  4. Fungi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Decomposers are organisms that break down dead organic material. Fungi are primary examples of decomposers in an ecosystem.

Multiple choice

Why would a farmer be happy to see lady bugs on his plants?

  1. they are good luck

  2. they eat the plants

  3. they eat the insects that eat the plants

  4. they are pretty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ladybugs are natural predators of aphids and other small insects that damage crops. Farmers value them as a form of natural pest control.

Multiple choice biology animal tissues, morphology and anatomy of cockroach specialized cells in animals tissues and types of tissues levels of organisation in animals

Population of ferocious Red Ant is kept under check by _______________.

  1. Rufus Wood Pecker

  2. Red-billed Ox Pecker

  3. Yellow-billed Ox-Pecker

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

The Rufus Woodpecker is known to feed on red ants, helping to keep their population in check in certain ecosystems.

Multiple choice biology diversity in living world characteristics of annelida and arthropoda characteristics of platyhelminthes and aschelminthes basis of classification in animals

A useful insect which no longer occurs in wild is________________.

  1. Laccifera indica

  2. Drosophila melanogaster

  3. Musca nebulo

  4. Bombyx mori
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bombyx mori, the silkworm, has been domesticated for thousands of years for silk production and is no longer found in the wild.

Multiple choice evs the journey of seeds vegetative propagation and seed dispersal seed dispersal seed dispersal and its methods other modes of vegetative propagation introduction to reproduction vegetative reproduction

Pappus occurs in compositae for

  1. Air pollination

  2. Air dispersal

  3. Insect pollination

  4. Animal dispersal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The pappus in Compositae is a modified calyx that forms a parachute-like structure, specifically designed to catch the wind and aid in the dispersal of seeds over distances.

Multiple choice evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

Honey is a product of

  1. Flower pollinated by bee

  2. Hives made by bee

  3. Swarming of bee

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Honey is made from the flower nectar collected by the bees , which gets broken down into simple sugars stored inside the honeycomb . 

So the correct option is 'Hives made by bee' .

Multiple choice biology what do animals eat? introduction to animal nutrition food for life types of nutrition

Which of the following animals are involved in the fluid feeding mode?

  1. Honey bees

  2. Amoeba

  3. Cow

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fluid-feeding insects, such as butterflies, moths, and flies (20% of all animal species), are faced with the common selection pressure of having to remove and feed on trace amounts of fluids from porous surfaces. 

So, the correct option is 'Honey Bees".

Multiple choice biology what do animals eat? introduction to animal nutrition food for life types of nutrition

Birds take nectar by ________

  1. Chewing

  2. Swallowing

  3. Sucking

  4. Biting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Birds take nectar by sucking it from the flowers. Birds that suck have slender, curved bills whose tongue are long and slender. When bird pokes its bills into the flower and extends its tongue, the straw-like tip will automatically take up some of the nectar through capillary action.
So, the correct answer is 'Sucking'.