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Question:
Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification?
Spiny anteater, sea urchin, sea cucumber - Echinodermata
Flying fish, cuttlefish, silverfish - Pisces
Centipede, millipede, spider, scorpion - Insecta
House fly, butterfly, tse-tse fly, silverfish - Insecta
Solution:
Cuttlefish belongs to the phylum Mollusc and silverfish to the phylum Arthropoda. Centipede belongs to the class Chilopoda, millipedes to diplopoda, spider and scorpions belongs to the class Arachnid. Spiny anteaters are mammals. House fly, butterfly, tsetsefly, silverfish - they all belong to the class Insecta in the phylum Arthropoda. Thus, the correct answer is option (D), 'House fly, butterfly, tsetsefly, silverfish - Insecta'.