{"id":92156,"date":"2025-06-01T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92156"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:01","slug":"the-organisms-cicada-froghopper-and-pond-skater-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-organisms-cicada-froghopper-and-pond-skater-are\/","title":{"rendered":"The organisms \u201cCicada, Froghopper and Pond skater\u201d are :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The organisms \u201cCicada, Froghopper and Pond skater\u201d are :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Birds&#8221; option2=&#8221;Fish&#8221; option3=&#8221;Insects&#8221; option4=&#8221;Reptiles&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nCicadas, Froghoppers, and Pond skaters are all members of the class Insecta.<br \/>\n&#8211; Cicadas are well-known for their noisy songs and belong to the order Hemiptera.<br \/>\n&#8211; Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are small insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, superfamily Cercopoidea.<br \/>\n&#8211; Pond skaters, also known as water striders, are insects in the family Gerridae, also part of the order Hemiptera, adapted to live on the surface of water.<br \/>\nAll three are common examples of insects.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Cicadas are insects known for sound production.<br \/>\n&#8211; Froghoppers are insects known for producing spittle.<br \/>\n&#8211; Pond skaters are insects that live on water surfaces.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe order Hemiptera includes a diverse range of insects, often characterized by having piercing-sucking mouthparts. It contains many familiar insects like true bugs, aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, and scale insects.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organisms \u201cCicada, Froghopper and Pond skater\u201d are : [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Birds&#8221; option2=&#8221;Fish&#8221; option3=&#8221;Insects&#8221; option4=&#8221;Reptiles&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024 Download PDFAttempt Online Cicadas, Froghoppers, and Pond skaters are all members of the class Insecta. &#8211; Cicadas are well-known for their noisy songs and belong to the order Hemiptera. &#8211; &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The organisms \u201cCicada, Froghopper and Pond skater\u201d are :\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-organisms-cicada-froghopper-and-pond-skater-are\/#more-92156\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The organisms \u201cCicada, Froghopper and Pond skater\u201d are :<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1103,1117,1243],"class_list":["post-92156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1103","tag-biology","tag-taxonomy","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The organisms \u201cCicada, Froghopper and Pond skater\u201d are :<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cicadas, Froghoppers, and Pond skaters are all members of the class Insecta. - Cicadas are well-known for their noisy songs and belong to the order Hemiptera. - Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are small insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, superfamily Cercopoidea. - Pond skaters, also known as water striders, are insects in the family Gerridae, also part of the order Hemiptera, adapted to live on the surface of water. 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