Question
Write down four general characters of phylurn Arthropoda. Give two examples.
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Answer
- Triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical and metamerically segmented animals.
- Body segments are grouped into two regions-cephalothorax (head and thorax together) and abdomen, or three regions-head, thorax and abdomen. Anterior part of body forms a distinct head, bearing sense organs and brain.
- Exoskeleton of cuticle, containing protein, lipid, chitin and often calcium carbonate is secreted by underlying epidermis and shed (moulted) at intervals.
- Alimentary canal is complete, mouth and anus lie at opposite ends of the body.
Example: Palaemon (prawn) and Peripatus.
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