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Question
To which phylum does Cockroach belong? Justify your answer with scientific reasons.
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Solution
Cockroaches belong to the phylum Arthropoda. It shows all the features which are characteristic of this phylum:
- The body is covered by a chitinous exoskeleton.
- Jointed appendages present, three pairs of walking legs and two pairs of membranous wings.
- The body is eucoelomate, triploblastic, and bilaterally segmented.
- Respiration by spiracles and tracheal tubes.
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