NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which class of arthropods are mainly aquatic?
A
Crustacea
B
Insecta
C
Diplopoda
D
Chilopoda
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most are aquatic, the majority of which are marine. Crustaceans includes lobsters, crabs, crayfish, shrimp, barnacles, and several less familiar forms. One of the latter is the Isopoda, the sowbugs and pillbugs or roly-polys.

Detailed explanation-2: -Crustaceans are generally aquatic and differ from other arthropods in having two pairs of appendages (antennules and antennae) in front of the mouth and paired appendages near the mouth that function as jaws.

Detailed explanation-3: -Crustaceans (Crustacea, /krəˈsteɪʃə/) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp.

Detailed explanation-4: -Crabs belong to the subphylum Crustacean, the largest group of marine arthropods, which also includes lobster, shrimp, and krill, a shrimp-like crustacean.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most species of Crustacea are aquatic and are found especially in salt water. Many crustaceans, including crayfish, lobsters, and prawns, are important as human food.

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