Mosquito Quiz: questions and answers

1. Which family of the Animalia kingdom do mosquitoes belong to?

Chaoboridae

Dixidae

Culicidae

2. Where was the oldest known mosquito similar to modern species found?

England

Canada

India

3. How old was it dated to be?

80 million years old

70 million years old

79 million years old

4. How many genera of mosquito exist?

24

14

41

5. What is the maximum amount of eggs a common female species can lay?

200

250

180

6. How long do the first three stages of a mosquito life cycle take?

5 to 14 days

15 to 16 days

25 to 26 days

7. How long an adult male mosquito live for?

3-4 days

8-9 days

5–7 days

8. Which blood type do mosquitoes prefer?

Type A

Type AB

Type O

9. Which mosquito is not a species of the Anopheles Genus?

A. Albimanus

A. Australis

A. Darlingi

10. How many stages does a mosquito larva go through?

1

3

4

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