NEET Biology question

Cockroaches are placed in the phylum Arthropoda because

(A)Chewing mouth parts
(B)Presence of wings
(C)Chitinous exoskeleton
(D)Jointed appendagesCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

The name Arthropoda literally means "jointed feet/appendages," and the defining diagnostic feature uniting all members of this phylum — insects, crustaceans, arachnids and myriapods alike — is the presence of

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