Question

Meena and Hari observed an an animal in there garden
Hari called in at insect while Meena said it was an earthworm. choose the character from the following which confirms that it is an insect.


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Answer 1

earthworm is not an insect. earthworm is a worm. insects body is divided into head, thorax and abdomen whereas earthworm has segmented body.

Answer 2

Arthropoda is the largest phylum of animals within which, the class Insecta has the maximum number of species. Insects make up around 75% of the phylum Arthropoda. They occupy a variety of habitats and can crawly, fly, jump and swim. The word arthropod has a Greek origin and is made up of two words, arthron meaning 'joint' and pous meaning 'foot'. Hence, insects are basically animals with jointed legs.

So, the correct answer is 'Body with jointed legs'.