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Which of the following is the largest and most successful phylum of invertebrates?
 a) arthropoda           
b) platyhelminthes
c) echinodermata        
d) mollusca

a

Explanation: it is having about 280000 species



The body of is covered by exoskeleton made up of …….
a) cellulose                 
b) calcium carbonate
c) chitin                                  
d) mantle

c

Which of the following character of arthropods makes them most successful among animal kingdom?
a) due to jointed legs
b) due to light weight
c) due to chitinous exoskeleton       
d) due to open circulatory system

c

Chitinous exoskeleton provide attachment to the muscles with the help of which arthropods show active locomotion by……
a) swimming               
b) crawling and walking        
c) flying                                  
d) all of these

d

The body of arthropods can be differentiated into……..regions.
a) two                         
b) three
c) four                        
d) five

b

Explanation: 1. Head, 2. Thorax and 3. Abdomen



Which of the following are true about arthropods?
a) body cavity is haemocoel, circulatory system is closed, red blood
b) body cavity is haemocoel, circulatory system is open , green blood
c) body cavity is haemocoel, circulatory system is open, no blood pigments
d) body cavity is absent, circulatory system is closed, red blood

c

Explanation: blood is called haemolymph because it does not carry oxygen



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