NEET 2006 Biology question

Two common characters found in centipede, cockroach, and crab are-

(1)Compound eyes and anal cerci
(2)Jointed legs and chitinous exoskeletonCorrect
(3)Green gland and tracheae
(4)Book lungs and antennae

Answer: (2)

Solution

Centipede (class Chilopoda), cockroach (Insecta) and crab (Crustacea) all belong to phylum Arthropoda, whose characteristic features are jointed appendages (legs) and a chitinous exoskeleton. So option (2) is

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