What is the class of mosquitoes?

What is the class of mosquitoes?

• A. Insecta
• B. Arachnida
• C. Crustacea
• D. Mollusca

Answer: (A)

Mosquitoes are insects because they have a three-part body (head, thorax, abdomen), six legs, and a pair of antennae. These features place them in the class Insecta, and they belong to the order Diptera, which is defined by having one pair of wings. The other groups describe different major animal lineages: arachnids have eight legs and two body segments, crustaceans include many aquatic animals with varied bodies and legs, and mollusks are a separate phylum with soft bodies often protected by shells. So the class is Insecta.

Mosquitoes are insects because they have a three-part body (head, thorax, abdomen), six legs, and a pair of antennae. These features place them in the class Insecta, and they belong to the order Diptera, which is defined by having one pair of wings. The other groups describe different major animal lineages: arachnids have eight legs and two body segments, crustaceans include many aquatic animals with varied bodies and legs, and mollusks are a separate phylum with soft bodies often protected by shells. So the class is Insecta.