Question

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.

विकल्प

• Bilateral symmetrical body

• Body with jointed legs

• Cylindrical body

• Body with little segmentation

Answer 1

Body with jointed legs

Insects are arthropods. The body with jointed legs is a characteristic feature of arthropods. Thus, the presence of this feature in an invertebrate organism confirms that it is an arthropod.