How to Identify and Classify Millipedes - Quiz
How to Identify and Classify Millipedes
  • 1. What class do millipedes belong to?
A) Insecta
B) Diplopoda
C) Chilopoda
D) Arachnida
  • 2. A key characteristic of millipedes is having how many legs per body segment?
A) Two pairs
B) One pair
C) Three pairs
D) None
  • 3. The term 'Diplopoda' refers to what?
A) Armored body
B) Many eyes
C) Hundred legs
D) Double foot
  • 4. Millipedes are primarily what type of feeders?
A) Herbivores
B) Parasites
C) Carnivores
D) Detritivores
  • 5. The hard outer covering of a millipede is called?
A) Exoskeleton
B) Integument
C) Endoskeleton
D) Cuticle
  • 6. What is the function of repugnatorial glands in some millipedes?
A) Respiration
B) Reproduction
C) Defense
D) Digestion
  • 7. What is the first segment behind the head called?
A) Telson
B) Cephalothorax
C) Pygidium
D) Collum
  • 8. What is the primary habitat of most millipedes?
A) Arctic regions
B) Moist environments
C) Deserts
D) Aquatic environments
  • 9. Millipedes breathe through which structures?
A) Gills
B) Spiracles
C) Skin
D) Lungs
  • 10. What term describes the shedding of the exoskeleton?
A) Metamorphosis
B) Estivation
C) Hibernation
D) Molting
  • 11. Which body part is used for identifying orders and species?
A) Gonopods
B) Legs
C) Antennae
D) Eyes
  • 12. Which order is characterized by having lateral keels?
A) Glomerida
B) Spirobolida
C) Polydesmida
D) Spirostreptida
  • 13. Which order of millipedes are known for their ability to roll into a ball?
A) Julida
B) Spirobolida
C) Glomerida
D) Polydesmida
  • 14. What is the function of ozopores?
A) Grasping food
B) Secretion of defensive fluids
C) Respiration
D) Sensing the environment
  • 15. The number of segments in a millipede body is generally what?
A) Fixed at 30
B) Variable
C) Fixed at 10
D) Fixed at 100
  • 16. Which order of millipedes often have cylindrical bodies?
A) Platydesmida
B) Glomerida
C) Polydesmida
D) Spirobolida
  • 17. Which type of microscope is commonly used for examining millipede genitalia?
A) Compound microscope
B) Darkfield microscope
C) Electron microscope
D) Stereo microscope
  • 18. Which feature is MOST important for accurate millipede classification?
A) Body color
B) Habitat
C) Gonopod morphology
D) Number of legs
  • 19. What does the term 'aposematic coloration' refer to?
A) Mimicry
B) Camouflage
C) Sexual dimorphism
D) Warning coloration
  • 20. Where are repugnatorial glands typically located?
A) At the tail
B) Along the body segments
C) On the head
D) On the legs
  • 21. What is the primary role of millipedes in the ecosystem?
A) Pollination
B) Predation
C) Parasitism
D) Decomposition
  • 22. What is a common defense mechanism of flat-backed millipedes (Polydesmida)?
A) Biting
B) Secretion of noxious chemicals
C) Rolling into a ball
D) Fast running
  • 23. Which feature is NOT helpful for identifying millipede species?
A) Body segment shape
B) Gonopod structure
C) Habitat
D) Number of ocelli
  • 24. What is the function of Tömösváry organs?
A) Humidity sensing
B) Sound sensing
C) Chemical sensing
D) Light sensing
  • 25. What is the approximate lifespan of most millipede species?
A) Several years
B) A few days
C) A few months
D) A few weeks
  • 26. Which continent has the highest millipede diversity?
A) Europe
B) North America
C) Africa
D) Asia
  • 27. What is the function of the gnathochilarium?
A) Defensive glands
B) Mouthparts
C) Reproductive organs
D) Sensory organs
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