AI in Pest and Invasive Species Detection Quiz

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1. What kind of insect data did the InsectNet study use to develop its identification model?
   • Images collected through citizen-science projects
   • Only synthetic audio waveforms
   • Only satellite radar
   • A list of legal pesticides
2. Across approximately how many insect species did the InsectNet paper report identification?
   • Fewer than 10
   • More than 2,500
   • Exactly 100
   • More than 10 million
3. Which challenge does the InsectNet paper identify for real-world insect image classification?
   • A lack of audio transcripts
   • The need to estimate ocean tides
   • Similar-looking species and varied imaging conditions
   • Every insect having identical markings
4. What does a positive eDNA test directly establish?
   • That the species has reproduced locally
   • That every individual of the species is present in the survey area
   • That a live organism is certainly at the exact sampling location now
   • That target genetic material was detected in the collected sample
5. What behavior does the InsectNet paper report when its model is uncertain?
   • It can abstain from making a prediction
   • It labels every image as a new species
   • It deletes the image dataset
   • It automatically reports a pest outbreak
6. What is the stated goal of the USDA ARS project listed in the guide?
   • Deploy an acoustic model for city traffic
   • Develop drone-image models to identify rangeland plants and produce vegetation maps
   • Certify commercial insect traps
   • Replace all field observations with satellite data
7. Which environmental samples can be tested for eDNA?
   • Only tissue taken directly from a living animal
   • Only air samples collected indoors
   • Samples such as water or soil that may contain genetic material shed by organisms
   • Only DNA extracted from the animal itself
8. Why can eDNA results be combined with traditional species observations?
   • eDNA replaces every field survey
   • Traditional observations make molecular controls unnecessary
   • The methods measure unrelated internet activity
   • The methods provide complementary evidence for distribution and follow-up