Question

. Soft ticks:         (yes/no statements)

1. have a wrinkled, truncated body________.
2. have two pairs of antennae____________.
3. have the mouthparts ventral in position_________.
4. have no dorsal shield in males or females_____________.
5. can be easily seen feeding on the host for a long period of time________.

Answer 1

Answer :

Soft Tics

1. have a wrinkled, truncated body__ Yes
2. have two pairs of antennae_No( All members of this group have four pairs of legs as adults and have no antennae. ).
3. have the mouthparts ventral in position__No( Underside of the body)
4. have no dorsal shield in males or females__No ( In the larvae, an oval dorsal shield is usually present )
5. can be easily seen feeding on the host for a long period of time__No ( feed for short periods of time on their hosts, varying from several minutes to days ).