Question

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of insects?
a.
wings
c.
8 legs
b.
compound eyes
d.
mandibles

Answer 1

Mandibles are a type of mouth part used for holding or chewing food (look at an ant's mouth parts) (it's also the name for the lower jaw of jawed vertebrates). Insects all have wings at some point in their life-cycle, and they all have compound eyes. How many legs do insects have?

Answer 2

\(\bf Hint\)
8 legs is also called as arthropod.

Answer 3

So it's d?

Answer 4

Nopes !

Answer 5

C?

Answer 6

Ant is an insect.

Answer 7

8 legs will be the answer, it is a characteristic of arthropoda like spider.

Answer 8

SPIDER IS NOT AN INSECT

Answer 9

Got it ?

Answer 10

(side note: insects are arthropods. Spiders are also arthropods, but in the clade arachnomorpha, not insecta)

Answer 11

Yes, Insecta is an class. Spiders belong to class Arachnida. Both these classes belong to the phylum Arthropoda.