Question

To which phylum does cockroach belong ? Justify your answer with scientific reason

Answer 1

Cockroach belongs to phylum Arthropoda. It shows all the features which are a characteristic of this phylum:
• it shows the presence of jointed appendages.
• it is triploblastic, coelomate, bilaterally symmetrical, and segmented.
• it has a chitinous exoskeleton around its body.
• it respires with the help of the tracheal system.