Question

Name the largest phylum of animal kingdom write the salient feature of this group

Answer 1

Arthropoda is the largest phylum of animals.

SALIENT FEATURES ARE :

1. Their body is covered by chitinous exoskeleton.

2. They are bilaterally symmetrical.

3.They are triploblastic.

4. They have organ-system level of classification.

5. They have jointed appendages.

6. Excretion takes place through malpighian tubules.

7.They are mostly dioecious.

8. Fertilisation is usually internal.

EXAMPLES

Honey bee, silkworm