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1 Aedes albopictus seems to prefer asphalt and cement.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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2 Adults of invasive Aedes species “lek” around which of the following?

VEGETATION
A HOST
FLOODED CONTAINERS
LARVAE

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Container flooding changes how the water will affect eggs, such as oxygen
concentration, which may be the proximal stimulus for the egg to hatch.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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The successful invasion of Aedes aegypti into more temperate climates, such
as the northeast United States and Europe, is facilitated by diapause in the
egg stage.


TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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Diapause is a mechanism that mosquitoes use as a means to survive
predictable, unfavorable environmental conditions, such as changes in
daylight, temperature extremes, drought, or reduced food availability


TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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It is now known that harmonic convergence of male and female wing beat frequencies leads to
successful copulation, in addition to the known roles of:

PROBOSCIS
VISION
SIZE
ODOR

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Diapause provides extra protection for embryos by a number of different
mechanisms, such as the following: (Select all that apply)

PUPAE DEVELOP EARLIER THAN NORMAL
THE SURFACE OF EGGS DEVELOPS EXTRA PROTECTION, WHICH CAN PROTECT THEM FROM SNOW
THEY SUPERCOOL WHERE FREEZING POINT IS LOWERED
EMBRYOS ENLARGE WITHIN EGGS, WHICH PRODUCES MORE NUTRIENTS AND WARMTH

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When survivorship is compared across different relative humidities, Aedes
albopictus is always the most resistant to low humidities. Aedes aegypti is
intermediate between albopictus and forest species.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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Experiments show that larval Aedes triseriatus can detect and evade
predation more effectively than Aedes albopictus.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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When competing for resources, larval competition is one possible explanation
for why Aedes albopictus caused competitive exclusion or displacement of
aegypti as it moved through the southeast United States.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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11 Aedes aegypti has spread in the same regions as Aedes albopictus.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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If a male Aedes aegypti mates with a female Aedes albopictus, they will
produce offspring.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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Which of the following are characteristics of skip oviposition? (Select all that
apply)

It may extend the gonotrophic cycle
It is a characteristic of both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
It is a result of container flooding

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Aedes aegypti does not like rural habitats with unpaved dirt or habitats with
either ground or canopy vegetation.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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Satyrization is a form of mating interference in which males of one species
mate with females of another species, significantly decreasing their fitness
and not generating hybrids.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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A pharate stage is the one that has completed the ___________, but is
hidden in the shell or skin of the previous stage.

INTERFERENCE
METAMORPHOSIS
LEK
SATYRIZATION

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Realized niche is the full range of environmental conditions and resources an
organism can possibly occupy and use, especially when limiting factors are
absent in its habitat.


TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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19 Gonotrophic cycle may be defined as:

A safey mechanism in nature that ensures that there will not be competition for the larvae to feed once the eggs hatch

The amount of time between fertilization of mosquito eggs and the development of larvae in the container

One complete round of ovarian development from the time when the blood meal is taken to the time when the full developed eggs are laid

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20 Spermatheca is:

A form of mantaining interference in which males of one species mate with females of another species

Responsible for receiving, maintaining, and releasing sperm to fertilize eggs

Another term for common oviduct

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If a male Aedes albopictus mates with a female Aedes aegypti, they will produce offspring.

TRUE OR FALSE
True False

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