Entomology B/C

[caseyotis]

Are they allowed to ask us the species name of a particular insect?
Also, when a question asks for the common name of an insect, does it mean the common name of the family (e.g. Nepidae (water scorpion))? Or the common name of the insect itself?

They're limited to what's in the list, and the list only goes down to family.

That being said, there might be a couple of species that are worth knowing, because event writers don't always follow the rules. For example, anopheles is the species of mosquito that spreads malaria. You probably won't have to identify it, but asking what species is responsible for the spread of that particular disease could potentially come up.

They asked for the family of a praying mantis at our regional... I mean, it's somewhat obvious, but it definitely threw us off.

[SOnerd]

They asked for the family of a praying mantis at our regional... I mean, it's somewhat obvious, but it definitely threw us off.

Isn't that just Mantodea?
Also, if you don't mind me asking, how was your test structured? Was it in stations or PowerPoint?

[ptkid]

They asked for the family of a praying mantis at our regional... I mean, it's somewhat obvious, but it definitely threw us off.

Isn't that just Mantodea?
Also, if you don't mind me asking, how was your test structured? Was it in stations or PowerPoint?

Mantodea is an order, so I think thats why they were thrown off.

[SOnerd]

Mantodea is an order, so I think thats why they were thrown off.

Yeah that makes sense. I have noticed that almost all of the families end in "idae".

[caseyotis]

They asked for the family of a praying mantis at our regional... I mean, it's somewhat obvious, but it definitely threw us off.

Isn't that just Mantodea?
Also, if you don't mind me asking, how was your test structured? Was it in stations or PowerPoint?

Well, they asked for order and family. We ended up putting Mantodea and Mantidae, which is what it is (or should be?) but it confused me for awhile.

It was a PowerPoint, and it was really easy. I mean, the identifications weren't necessarily that easy, although they had some easy ones (cicada, ladybug, etc.). There were 45 seconds to ID and 1 minute, 15 seconds to answer the two multiple choice questions. We were never pressed for time, but that might be because we were really well-prepared.

Mantodea is an order, so I think thats why they were thrown off.

Yeah that makes sense. I have noticed that almost all of the families end in "idae".

Yeah, that seems to be a theme with families. Many orders also end in -ptera, which I means wing. That was useful for one of the multiple choice questions on Neuroptera.

[Shreyas1030]

Hello, I am from Indiana and we have our regional tournament coming up very soon. I just checked the Indiana science Olympiad site today and found out that we are able to bring a binder. However, the rules state that you can bring a book and a reference sheet. I was just wondering if anyone could clarify if we only get the binder or the binder and a book.

The rule clarification can be found here: https://www.indianascienceolympiad.org/ ... ations.cfm

[caseyotis]

Hello, I am from Indiana and we have our regional tournament coming up very soon. I just checked the Indiana science Olympiad site today and found out that we are able to bring a binder. However, the rules state that you can bring a book and a reference sheet. I was just wondering if anyone could clarify if we only get the binder or the binder and a book.

The rule clarification can be found here: https://www.indianascienceolympiad.org/ ... ations.cfm

Well, I guess you can bring both. It doesn't say "instead of" or anything like that.
If you're planning on qualifying for states, I wouldn't bother with the binder. If you know your identifications well, you'll be fine with just the guide.

[isalva]

Just to reiterate, the whole common name thing refers to English name of the family, not individual species?

[SOnerd]

Just to reiterate, the whole common name thing refers to English name of the family, not individual species?

Yes, I believe so.
So for bug x, it would be "Pyralis Firefly"
I am pretty sure that's what they want.
If they ask for a common name of a family, it would be like "Nepidae: Water scorpion".

[isalva]

Alright I thought so but I wanted to make sure that everyone else sees it this way.hopefully the admin will interpret it this way too.