Question

Mention common features of honeybees and cockroach that assigns them to same phylum

Answer 1

The following are the common features of honeybees and cockroaches that prompted taxonomists to put group them under the same invertebrate phylum, namely Arthropoda.The common features shown by both are as follows:

1. Triploblastic, that is, body wall made of three layers, namely ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm
2. Coelomate, that is, both show the presence of coelom
3. Exoskeleton made of chitin present
4. Body divided into three regions — head, thorax and abdomen
5. Head bears a pair of compound eyes, antennae, and mouth parts
6. Presence of paired lateral jointed appendages and wings for locomotion