Select from the following the total number of an organism that belongs to the phylum Arthropoda: Locust, Butterfly, Scorpion, Prawn, Crab, Lobster, Mosquitoes, Leech, Earthworm, Land snail, Wasp.
Correct answer: B. 8
- A. 3
- B. 8
- C. 5
- D. 11
Explanation
Arthropods are variable structurally. Some are worm-like centipedes while the others are lying insects with the body divided into distinct regions, the head, thorax and abdomen. Hence, all given animals belong to phylum arthropoda except leech, land snails and earthworms.
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Animals are multicellular, heterotrophic eukaryotes whose cells lack cell walls and chloroplasts, with specialised tissues in most groups. Coverage includes body symmetry, tissue layers, coelom, segmentation and levels of organisation, plus major phyla such as Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata.
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