Which is the largest phylum of animal kingdom .
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Arthopoda
Explaination:
An arthropod is an invertebrate animal.
- It have an exoskeleton.
- it has a segmented body.
- and paired jointed appendages
Largest phylum of animal kingdom :
✴ " Arthropoda "is the largest phylum of animal kingdom..
General characteristics of the Arthropoda :
✴The meaning of Arthropoda refers to jointed legs...
✴It shows bilateral symmetry.
✴Segmentation is seen in this phylum..
✴ The exoskeleton of Arthropods is made of chitin..
✴The body cavity is filled with the fluid called haemocoel..
✴This is colourless because of the absence of haemoglobin.
Physiological functions in this phylum :
✴ They have complete digestive system with mouth and anus.
✴Respiration is by the moist surface of the skin in some and by gills in aquatic forms and by trachea in terristial form.
✴Excretion is through " Malphigian Tubules " in some..
✴ Circulatory system is Open type..
Examples of Arthropods :
✴Coackroach (periplanata Americana)
✴Limulus (king crab)
✴Spiders (Aranae)
✴scorpions...