Biology: How Life Works
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781319017637
Author: James Morris, Daniel Hartl, Andrew Knoll, Melissa Michael, Robert Lue, Andrew Berry, Andrew Biewener, Brian Farrell, N. Michele Holbrook
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 42.3, Problem 6SAQ
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An invertebrate animal is called as an arthropod and it has a segmented body, external skeleton, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods belong to Euarthropoda phylum that includes arachnids, crustaceans, myriapods, and insects. They are also characterized by cuticle and joined limb.
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