Question 1 — Meena and Hari observed an - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 12 - Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification

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Question 1
Meena and Hari observed an animal in their garden. Hari called it an insect while Meena said it was an earthworm. Choose the correct option which confirms that it is an insect. (i) Bilateral symmetrical body (ii) Body with jointed legs (iii) Cylindrical body (iv) Body with little segmentation
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Answer: (ii) Body with jointed legs

  • Insects are arthropods , whose defining feature is jointed legs (and a jointed body with an exoskeleton).
  • An earthworm (annelid) has a soft, segmented, cylindrical body without jointed legs.
Insect or Earthworm? Insects are arthropods Arthropods have jointed legs Jointed legs confirm an insect - (ii)
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