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  • Meena and Hari observed an animal in their garden. Hari called it an insect while Meena said it was an earthworm. Choose the character from the following which confirms that it is an insect. (a) Bilateral symmetrical body

Meena and Hari observed an animal in their garden. Hari called it an insect while Meena said it was an earthworm. Choose the character from the following which confirms that it is an insect.

(a) Bilateral symmetrical body

(b) Body with jointed legs

(c) Cylindrical body

(d) Body with little segmentation

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Arthropoda consists of insects that make up around 75% of the phylum Arthropoda. They can live in different habitats and can crawl, fly, jump and swim. Arthropoda has been derived from a Greek word- arthron meaning 'joint' and pous meaning 'foot'. Hence, insects are basically animals with jointed legs.

The correct answer is b) 'Body with jointed legs’.

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