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Standard XII
Biology
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Question
Which taxonomic category of housefly wrongly matched ?
Family-Muscidae
Order-Primata
Genus-Musca
Class-Insecta
A
Family-Muscidae
B
Genus-Musca
C
Order-Primata
D
Class-Insecta
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Solution
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The scientific name of 'Housefly' is '
Musca domestica
'. It belongs to order Diptera.
While, order- 'Primata' includes animals like humans, apes, and monkeys.
So, the correct option is '
Order-Primate'.
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