The Fly Club Quiz
Answers
Round 1: Assign the correct
Phenotype and gene pattern
1.
a)
vestigial -/- (vg)
b)
Curly +/- (Cy)
c))
wild type
d)
Irregular
Facets +/- ((If))
g
e)
-// (e)
ebony
b
( )
2.
a))
BCD Bicoid
BCD,
Bi id
b)
HB, Hunchback
c)
GT, Giant
d)
KNI,, Knirps
p
e)
KR, Kruppel
(source: Li et al, 2008)
Round 2: which one is a real Drosophila gene?
3. Which timely insect is a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
ladybird early
b)
cricket punctual
c)
slug late
d)
beetle‐on‐time
beet
eo t e
4. Which trophy is a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
davis‐cup
b)
world‐cup
c)
fa‐cup
d)
aa‐cup
cup
5. Which side dish is a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
mashed potato
b)
vegetable
c)
asparagus
d)
ccrispy lettuce
spy ettuce
6. Which overweight royal is a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
king‐tubby
b)
queen‐fatty
c)
prince‐husky
d)
henry VIII
e y
7. Which breakfast egg is NOT a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
fried
b)
poached
c)
scrambled
d)
boiled
bo
ed
8. Which abnormality is NOT a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
heartless
b)
wingless
c)
brainless
d)
ttrachealess
ac ea ess
9. Which doll is NOT a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
ken
b)
barbie
c)
cindy
d)
buffy
10. Which alcoholic state is NOT a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
inebriated
b)
legless
c)
sober
d)
lush
us
11. Which synonym for thin is NOT a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
not enough muscle
b)
gammy legs
c)
scrawny
d)
sskinnyy
12. Which eating behavior is NOT a real Drosophila gene name?
a)
slimfast
b)
lowfat
c)
eater
d)
diet
d
et
Round 3: General Knowledge
13. Which part of the world is thought to be the origin of the Drosophila melanogaster?
a)
China
b)
India c)
Africa
d)
Australia
14. By which of these names is the fruit fly also known?
a)
Vinegar fly
b)
Pomace fly
c)
Apple fly
d)
All of these names
15. The wings of a fly are capable of beating up to:
a)
10 times/second
b)
70 times/second
c))
/
110 times/second
d)
220 times/second
16. What is “fly agaric”?
a))
a type of airplane
b)
a type of mushroom
c))
a type of dance
yp
d)
a type of drink
17. How many species of fruit fly are there?
a)
12
b)
50
~50
c))
5
~250
d)
>500
18. Drosophila melanogaster is latin for:
a))
black‐bellied dew‐lover
b)
two‐winged fruit lover
c))
Rose‐filled honey belly
y
y
d)
Droning‐knowledge wool‐gatherer
19. At what time during the day are fruit flies most active?
(
(Source: Rieger et al, 2007)
i
l
)
a)
At night
b))
Early dawn and late dusk
y
c)
Middle of the day
d)
No difference
20 . Does alcohol affect libido in flies? Usually 35% of males mated with females. What percentage of d k fl
drunk flies successfully mate?
f ll
(source: Lee HG et al, 2008)
a)
50 %
b)
20 %
c))
5 %
d)
1 %
21. How do flies deal with disappointment? After having been rejected by females repeated times:
i
a)
Males are put off trying to court other females
Males are put‐off trying to court other females.
b)
Males will try a different variation of courtship song on the next female.
h
f
l
c))
Males will eat less for 10 hours.
d)
Males are more persistent with the next female.
22. A lesson on education: a fly's memory persists much longer when training is based:
(
(source: Temple et al, 1983)
l
l 8 )
a))
on punishment.
i h
t
b)
on reward.
c)
in the morning.
d)
in the afternoon.
23. How Don Giovanni are flies? During a 6 hour period Drosophila males copulate on average:
(source: de Crespigny FE et al, 2006)
a)
once
b)
twice
c)
four times
d)
Ten times
e t es
24. The average life span of a lab fly is ~30 days. What is the longest recorded age of a fruit fly?
a)
~300 days
b)
~150 days
c)
~110 days
d)
~90 days
25. Humans taste their food using the tongue, assisted by sense of smell; the fruit fly not only uses th the equivalent of the tongue (labial palps), but also i l t f th t
(l bi l l ) b t l other parts of its body. Which one does it use?
(source: Amreinh and Thorne N 2005)
(source: Amreinh and Thorne N, 2005)
a)
Head and abdomen
b)
Thorax, feet and antennae
c)
Wing surfaces
d)
Leg, wing margins and pharynx
26. What percentage of the body mass of a male Drosophila melanogaster do the testes make up?
(
(source: Pitnick, 1996)
)
a))
3 %
%
b)
7 %
c)
5%
d)
15 %
Round 5: Which fly‐related words
are hidden in the following anagrams?
27. DROSOPHILA
27
DROSOPHILA
28. EMBRYOGENESIS
29. BALANCER
30. CHROMOSOME
31. WINGLESS
32. COMPOUND EYE