Which of the following are ecosystem services provided to us by insects that are members of the Order Diptera? a.

They are important prey for a great many animals b. They are important pollinators c. They are important scavengers and nutrient recyclers d. All of these answers are true Which of the following characteristics allows you to most easily identify that an insect is a member of the Diptera Order? a. It has only 1 pair of wings b. It has a modified pair of wings c. The males of this order often have plumose feathery antennae d. They have an aquatic portion of their lifecycle e. They have biting mouthparts What does Diptera mean? a. 1 pair of wings b. 2 wings c. 2 footed d. 2 generations per year e. 1 pair of offspring per brood The hind pair of wings in Diptera insects a. is completely missing b. is enlarged c. is reduced and serves a different function other than flight d. fall off after they mate e. fall off after pupation The name given to the reduced hind pair of wings in Diptera insects is a. Haltere b. Ovipositor c. Elytra d. Tegmina e. Spiracle Most adult flies have what kind of mouthparts? a. Siphoning b. Sucking c. Slashing d. Slitting e. Scraping

Which of the following is the type of metamorphosis that Diptera undergo? a. Complete b. Incomplete c. Ametabolous d. Hemimetabolous e. Zygotic The common name given to larval Diptera is a. caterpillar b. nymph c. pupae d. maggot e. slug Which of the following is a difference between male and female Mosquitoes? a. Females will bite people. Males will not. b. Males have feathery antennae. Females do not. c. Females must consume blood in order to get protein. Males do not. d. All of these are differences between male and females mosquitoes. Species of Robber flies and Hover flies are known to commonly mimic insects from what other insect Order? a. Coleoptera b. Hymenoptera c. Orthoptera d. Lepidoptera e. Hemiptera