{"id":2357,"date":"2025-04-30T23:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2357"},"modified":"2025-04-30T23:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:40:27","slug":"q-the-organisms-cicada-froghopper-and-pond-skater-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-organisms-cicada-froghopper-and-pond-skater-are","title":{"rendered":"Q. The Organisms \u201cCicada, Froghopper and Pond Skater\u201d are :"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reptiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(c) Insects<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insects are\u00a0<strong>hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta<\/strong>. They are the largest group within the\u00a0<strong>arthropod phylum<\/strong>. Insects have a\u00a0<strong>chitinous exoskeleton<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong>three-part body<\/strong>, three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antennae.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insects have\u00a0<strong>no internal skeleton,<\/strong>\u00a0instead they are covered in an external shell (exoskeleton) that protects their soft internal organs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No insect has more than three pairs of legs, except for some immature forms such as caterpillars that have prolegs<\/strong>. These are appendages that serve the purpose of legs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>typical insect mouth has a pair of lower jaws (maxillae) and upper jaws (mandibles)\u00a0<\/strong>which are designed to bite. There are many variations to this structure, as many moths and butterflies have tubular sucking mouthparts, many bugs and other blood-sucking insects have sucking stabbing mouthparts and some adult insects simply don\u2019t have functional mouthparts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insects have\u00a0<strong>one pair of antennae\u00a0<\/strong>located on the head<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most insects have\u00a0<strong>one or two pairs of wings<\/strong>\u00a0although some insects such as\u00a0<strong>lice, fleas, bristletails and silverfish are completely wingless.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insects are the only invertebrates (animals without backbones) with wings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern insect classification divides the Insecta into 29 orders, many of which have common names.\u00a0<strong>Some of the more common orders are:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mantodea \u2013\u00a0<strong>praying mantids<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blattodea \u2013\u00a0<strong>cockroaches<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Isoptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>termites<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siphonaptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>fleas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Odonata \u2013\u00a0<strong>dragonflies and damselflies<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dermaptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>earwigs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>flies<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lepidoptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>butterflies and moths<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orthoptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>grasshoppers, katydids, crickets<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coleoptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>beetles<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hymenoptera \u2013\u00a0<strong>wasps, bees, ants, sawflies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of the Cicada, Froghopper and Pond Skater<strong>\u00a0belong to insects.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cicadas are a superfamily of insects in the order\u00a0<strong>Hemiptera (true bugs).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The froghoppers, or the superfamily\u00a0<strong>Cercopoidea<\/strong>, are a group of\u00a0<strong>hemipteran insects<\/strong>\u00a0in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pond Skater are a family of insects in the order\u00a0<strong>Hemiptera.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Types-of-insects.jpg\" alt=\"Types of insects\" class=\"wp-image-51758\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Environment 2024 1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All About Insects for Children: Bees, Butterflies, Ladybugs, Ants and Flies for Kids - FreeSchool\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKQfJFAHW8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cicada\"><strong>Cicada:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Order<\/strong>: Hemiptera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suborder<\/strong>: Auchenorrhyncha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family:<\/strong>\u00a0Cicadidae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: Cicadas are\u00a0<strong>known for their loud, distinctive mating calls produced by males<\/strong>. They have prominent eyes set wide apart, short antennae, and membranous front wings. Cicadas are found worldwide and are particularly abundant in\u00a0<strong>tropical and temperate regions.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lifecycle<\/strong>: Cicadas have a unique lifecycle, with some species (like the periodical cicadas) having very long developmental periods of\u00a0<strong>up to 17 years<\/strong>, mostly spent underground as nymphs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"froghopper\"><strong>Froghopper:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Order<\/strong>: Hemiptera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suborder<\/strong>: Auchenorrhyncha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family:\u00a0<\/strong>Cercopidae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Description:<\/strong>\u00a0Froghoppers, also known as\u00a0<strong>spittlebugs<\/strong>, are small insects that are known for their\u00a0<strong>ability to jump long distances<\/strong>, similar to frogs, hence the name. They are called spittlebugs because their nymphs produce frothy masses of spittle on plants for protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong>\u00a0Froghoppers are found on a variety of plants and are\u00a0<strong>distributed across many regions of the world.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pond-skater-water-strider\"><strong>Pond Skater (Water Strider):<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Order:<\/strong>\u00a0Hemiptera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suborder<\/strong>: Heteroptera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family<\/strong>: Gerridae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: Pond skaters, also known as\u00a0<strong>water striders<\/strong>, are insects that\u00a0<strong>can walk on the surface of water due to the surface tension and their hydrophobic legs<\/strong>. They have long, slender legs that distribute their weight evenly and allow them to move quickly across the water surface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: Pond skaters are typically found in\u00a0<strong>calm waters<\/strong>\u00a0such as ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:&nbsp;(c) Insects Notes: Cicada: Froghopper: Pond Skater (Water Strider):<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[36],"years":[49],"class_list":["post-2357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-environment","years-49"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":36,"label":"Environment"}],"years":[{"value":49,"label":"2024"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":36,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":36,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":193,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}