Meena and Hari observed an animal in their garden. Hari called it an insect while Meena. Class 9

Meena and Hari observed an animal in their garden. Hari called it an insect while Meena. Class 9

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Question 1.

Meena and Hari observed an animal in their garden. Hari called it an insect while Meena said it was an earthworm. Choose the correct option which confirms that it is an insect. Class 9

(i) Bilateral symmetrical body

(ii) Body with jointed legs

(iii) Cylindrical body

(iv) Body with little segmentation

Answer:

(ii) Body with jointed legs.

Insects belong to Arthropoda, a defining feature of which is the presence of jointed appendages (legs). Earthworms (Annelida) have a cylindrical, segmented body without jointed., legs. Both insects and earthworms have bilateral symmetry and segmented bodies, but jointed legs are a characteristic feature of arthropods like insects that distinguishes them from earthworms.