GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

SOIL AND AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Classification of insects and rules of their nomenclature comes under the branch -
A
Ecology
B
Taxonomy
C
Physiology
D
Morphology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Taxonomy was first proposed by de Candelie in 1813 for plant classification . It is the theory and principles of classifying organisms. It can also be defined as the branch of Entomology which deals with the study of insect nomenclature and classification the basis of morphological characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Keying out families of insects of different major orders: Odonata, Orthoptera, Blattodea, Mantodea, Isoptera, Hemiptera, Thysanoptera, Phthiraptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and hymenoptera.

Detailed explanation-3: -Professional entomologists generally study insects at the genus and species level. The first word of an insect’s scientific name is the genus to which it belongs, and the second word is the species name.

Detailed explanation-4: -The insecta taxonomy is a class of organisms under the phylum Arthropoda. Therefore, the insect phylum is Arthropoda. Characteristics of insects/Characteristics of Class Insecta: All insects have three main body segments: a head, abdomen, and thorax. The jointed legs or appendages of insects are attached to the thorax.

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