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Observe the following terms:
(i) Muscidae.
(ii) Hominidae.
(iii) Sapindales.
(iv) Diptera.
(v) Insecta.

A
(i) and (ii) are families, (iii), (iv) and (v) are orders.
B
(i) and (ii) are families, (iii) is a class, (iv) and (v) are orders.
C
(iii) and (iv) are orders, (i) and (ii) are families; (v) is a class.
D
(iii) and (iv) are classes, (i) and (ii) are orders; (v) is a family.
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Correct option is B. (iii) and (iv) are orders, (i) and (ii) are families; (v) is a class.
i) Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily muscoidea.
Muscidae some of which are commonly known as house flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost $$4000$$ described species in over $$100$$ genera most species are not synatropia.

ii) Hominidae is a taxonomic family of primates that include eight extant species in four genera Pongo, the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan.

iii) Sapindales is an order of flowering plants. well-known members of sapindales incluse citrus, maples, horse-chestnuts etc.

iv) Diptera order includes true flies insects, the name being derived from the greek di-two and pteron-wings.

v) Insecta is a class of insects within the Arthropoda these are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within arthropod phylum.

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