Question

The table below shows the classification of a praying mantis, an insect that preys on smaller insects. a. What is the scientific name for the praying mantis? b. Which is the broadest category of classification for the praying mantis? c. What is the narrowest rank and taxon that the praying mantis and the grey wolf have in common? Do you think these two organisms are closely related? Why or why not?

Classification of the Praying Mantis
Category Praying Mantis
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Mantodea
Family Mantidae
Genus Stagmomantis
Species Stagmomantis carolina

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

•Biologists use the morphological species concept,the biological species concept, and the phylogeneticspecies concept to define species.•Species often have common names. However, they areformally known by two-part scientific names.

•All species are classified by being placed in eight nestedranks. The broadest category is the domain, continuing tonarrow to kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,and finally species, which is the narrowest category.•Each named rank is known as a taxon.16MHR•

Answer 2

The scientific name of praying mantis is Mantis of order Mantodea and family Mantidae.

• Mantis or commonly known as praying mantis is an organism of the class Insecta. They usually prey on smaller insects for survival.
• The broadest category of classification of praying mantis is the kingdom that is Animalia. The kingdom of an organism is the highest rank of taxonomy.
• The narrowest rank is the smallest rank known yet.
• The narrowest rank for mantis is the species that is Carolina.
• The genus is Stagmatomantis. Thus, giving the name Stagmatomantis carolina.
• The grey wolf and mantis have only one this in common according to the biological nomenclature that is they both belong to the kingdom animalia. Other than the kingdom they don't have anything in common.