Question

15 multiple answer 2 points taxonomic rank yellow fever mosquito asian tiger mosquito common malaria mosquito common house mosquito gallnipper domain eukaryote eukaryote eukaryote eukaryote eukaryote kingdom animal animal animal animal animal phylum arthropod arthropod arthropod arthropod arthropod class insecta insecta insecta insecta insecta order diptera (fly) diptera (fly) diptera (fly) diptera (fly) diptera (fly) family culicidae culicidae culicidae culicidae culicidae genus aedes aedes anopheles culex psorophora species aegypti albopictus quadrimaculatus pipens ciliata which two organisms are more closely related? ☐ common house mosquito ☐ common malaria mosquito ☐ asian tiger mosquito ☐ gallnipper ☐ yellow fever mosquito

Explanation:

To determine which two organisms are more closely related, we look at their taxonomic ranks. Organisms with more shared taxonomic ranks (especially at lower ranks like genus) are more closely related. Yellow Fever Mosquito and Asian Tiger Mosquito share the same genus (Aedes), while other pairs have different genera. So Yellow Fever Mosquito and Asian Tiger Mosquito are more closely related.

Answer:

Yellow Fever Mosquito, Asian Tiger Mosquito