Question

Mr. Morales is teaching a lesson on classification. He says that spiders are classified as a different group than insects because they have eight legs instead of six legs. He explains that spiders evolved first. Mr. Morales also says that having eight legs is the derived trait that separates the two groups. Antonio thinks Mr. Morales is wrong. Which piece of information is Antonio considering?

Answer 1

Answer:

Spiders and insects both are in the kingdom animalia. They are also the part of Phylum Arthropoda. Insect is a class of Arthropoda while spiders have those own class which is Arachnida.