AP BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION

NINE COMMON ANIMAL PHYLA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the phyla which is an invertebrate.
A
Fish
B
Arthropods
C
Amphibians
D
Birds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The phylum Arthropoda contains a wide diversity of animals with hard exoskeletons and jointed appendages. Many familiar species belong to the phylum Arthropoda-insects, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, and millipedes on land; crabs, crayfish, shrimp, lobsters, and barnacles in water (Fig.

Detailed explanation-2: -Athropoda is a phylum of segmented invertebrates which have jointed legs. This phylum includes arachnids (e.g. spiders, mites and scorpions), crustaceans (e.g. crayfish, prawns and barnacles), insects (e.g. bugs, beetles and dragonflies) and myriapods (e.g. millipedes and centipedes).

Detailed explanation-3: -The most familiar invertebrates include the Protozoa, Porifera, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Echinodermata, Mollusca and Arthropoda. Arthropoda include insects, crustaceans and arachnids.

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