Question

Two insects in the same order are in the same _______. If two insect species are in the same family, are they in the same order? If two insect species are in the same order, are they in the same family? Do two insect species more likely have the most recent shared common ancestor if they are in the same family or in the same order? If insect species X and insect species Y are in the same family, and insect species Z is in a different family, which pair of species listed is more likely to have the most recent common ancestor?

Answer 1

Answer:

The classification is as follow:

1-Class: Insecta

2-Order

3-Family

4-Genus  

5-Species

If two insect species are in the same family they share the same order, but not in reverse mode

Two insect species have the most recent shared common ancestor if they are in the same Family since this group is more inclusive than one defined by the Order  

If an insect species X and other insect species Y are in the same Family,  is more likely that X and Y have the most recent common ancestor compared than the insect species Z that is in a different family

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer are "class; yes; no; the two insect species that share the most recent shared common ancestor are the ones in the same family; insect species X and insect species Y are more likely to have the most recent common ancestor".

Explanation:

Species are categorized in different taxonomic ranks according to physical and genetic features that establish the degree of similarity between species.  For instance, two species that are in the same order have a more recent common ancestor than two species that have the same class. Also, two species that have the same genus share the other taxonomic ranks that are in an upper section. In this case, two insects in the same family are in the same order (the next taxonomic rank in an upper section) however, two insects that are in the same order not necessary are in the same family (the next taxonomic rank in an downer section).