ACE Insect Taxonomy & Classification 2

Question 1

The family Muscidae, which includes the house fly (Musca domestica), belongs to which order?

Accepted Answer

Diptera

Answer

Hemiptera

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Coleoptera

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Blattodea

Question 2

Aphids, scale insects, and whiteflies are all classified within which insect order?

Accepted Answer

Hemiptera

Answer

Thysanoptera

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Psocoptera

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Diptera

Question 3

What is the correct scientific name format for a species, following the rules of binomial nomenclature?

Accepted Answer

Genus species (genus capitalized, species lowercase)

Answer

GENUS SPECIES (both capitalized)

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genus Species (species capitalized)

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genus species (both lowercase)

Question 4

The German cockroach has the scientific name Blattella germanica. To which family does it belong?

Accepted Answer

Ectobiidae

Answer

Blattidae

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Cryptocercidae

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Blaberidae

Question 5

Which taxonomic tool uses a series of paired, contrasting statements to lead the user step-by-step to an identification?

Accepted Answer

Dichotomous key

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Morphological matrix

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Phylogenetic tree

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Cladogram

Question 6

In modern classification, termites (formerly order Isoptera) are now placed within which order?

Accepted Answer

Blattodea

Answer

Orthoptera

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Neuroptera

Answer

Mantodea

Question 7

Which order contains fleas, which are wingless ectoparasites with laterally compressed bodies adapted for moving through host fur?

Accepted Answer

Siphonaptera

Answer

Phthiraptera

Answer

Hemiptera

Answer

Diptera