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ib 109 (final) 4
Insects and people
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genetic engineering is a common theme in insect films. Genetic engineering appeared in films... | 5 years before they were engineered in real life |
| The rate at which animal and plant species in the past 300 years is... | far higher than past extinction periods |
| why don't extinctions happen frequently in science fiction films? | 1. impacts of extinction aren't immediate or dramatic, 2. extinction is complex and difficult to explain, 3. solutions to the problem aren't apparent |
| the major cause of arthropod extinction is | habitat alteration |
| proportion of insects species evaluated with extinction risk is | less than 1% |
| T/F? endangered insect are protected in all countries | False |
| annual ecosystem services provided by insects in US estimates to | $55 billion |
| Consequences of introduction to multicolored asian ladybug... | control of soybean aphid, reduction in numbers of native coccinellids, reduction in non-target aphids |
| how many insects/mites in US brought in from elsewhere? | 2500 species |
| What invasive speices established themselves in US in 21st century? | soybean aphid |
| What species are originally from asia? | anoplophora longipennis, aphis glycines, agrilus planipennis |
| what native american species has benefited from changing land use patterns? | black swallowtail butterfly |
| Domestic use of DDT peaked in 1959, when amount applied in the US was... | 80 million lbs |
| major pollutants that accumulate in plants by roadways and effect t he growth and development of herbivorous insects include | nitrogen oxides, ozone, sodium |
| How many butterflies are estimated to die in IL roads? | 500,000 |
| In what year was the Endangered species act (ESA)passed? | 1973 |
| would the ESA as it exist today have protected the Rocky mountian locust and prevented its extinction? | No |
| What percentage of America's 40+ endangered insects are butterflies? | 50% |
| How many fly species are protected by ESA? | 1 |
| how many endangered insects can be found in IL? | 2 |
| Where would find endangered Karner blue butterfly? | on sand dunes |
| Periodic prarie burns that are carried out in restoration projects | may reduce populations of prarie insects even further |
| The hostplant of the state-endangered swamp metalmark is | thistle species |
| in IL, Danaus plexippus belongs to what order? | Lepidoptera |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest written story on earth,” contains a reference to | dragonfly |
| What orders of insects were represented among the ten Biblical plagues? | diptera, orthoptera, Phthiraptera |
| The Ksaldskaparmal, from the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson, an Icelandic story work from 1120 AD, contains a reference to | flies |
| Bookworms are metaphorical, rather than literal, insects | False |
| To evoke certain sounds, poets often make reference to species in the order | Orthoptera |
| To evoke insignificance or ephemerality, poets oven make reference to species in the order | diptera |
| In metaphorically conveying the idea of change or transformation, poets have most frequently relied on metamorphosis in the order | Lepidoptera |
| What is entomologically incorrect about Emily Dickinson’s “From cocoon forth a butterfly/as lady from her door/emerged—a summer afternoon/repairing everywhere”? | butterflies don’t come from cocoons |
| To evoke putrefaction, poets often make reference to species in the order | Ditera |
| True or false. There is very little poetry written about ectoparasites. | False |
| What’s wrong with Shakespeare’s description of a beehive which he writes, They have a king and officers of sorts, where some like magistrates correct at home/Others like merchants venture trade abroad/ Others like soldiers armed in their stings...”? | there is no “king bee”—only a queen |
| In the poems of Don Marquis, archy, the poet, belongs to the order | Dictyoptera |
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