Question

This is from Entomology class. Please help by answering all the questions. I appreciate your help :)

2. Cryptonephric Malpighian tubules

a. are found in some larval Coleoptera and Lepidoptera.

b. allows for the consumption of extremely dry food items.

c. have their distal ends embedded in the rectal wall.

d. Two of the above

e. All of the above

3. The coleopteran suborder that contains the greatest number of species is

a. Polyphaga

b. Myxophaga

c. Archostemata

d. Adephaga

e. None of the above

4. The Holometabola include the following orders:

a. Lepidoptera, Psocoptera, and Coleoptera

b. Coleoptera, Thysanoptera, and Neuroptera

c. Neuroptera, Diptera, and Hymenoptera

d. Diptera, Phthiraptera, and Coleoptera

e. None of the above

10. The dioptric apparatus is composed of

a. the retinular cells, the rhabdom, and the basement membrane.

b. the lens, cone, and the rhabdom.

c. the cone, the rhabdom, and the pigment cells.

d. the pigment cells, the cone, and the lens.

e. None of the above

11. Malpighian tubules function

a. in removing toxins and nitrogenous wastes from the hemolymph.

b. in removing water from excrement.

c. in maintaining chemical homeostasis.

d. Two of the above

e. All of the above

12. Active ventilation

a. occurs only with insects having a closed tracheal system.

b. is commonly found in sedentary insects.

c. is characteristic of insects living in aquatic environments.

d. Two of the above

e. None of the above