alleryFor the housefly (Musca domestica), the family, order, class and phylum (in that order) are:
AMuscidae → Diptera → Insecta → Arthropoda
BDiptera → Muscidae → Insecta → Arthropoda
CInsecta → Muscidae → Diptera → Arthropoda
DMuscidae → Insecta → Diptera → Arthropoda
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Muscidae → Diptera → Insecta → Arthropoda
Family (Muscidae) → Order (Diptera)
→ Class (Insecta) → Phylum (Arthropoda).
The chapter table 1.1 lists this exactly.
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