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Which among the following characteristic does not belong to arthropods?

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Largest phylum
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Blood filled coelomic cavity
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Possess water vascular system
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Jointed appendages
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Solution

The correct option is C Possess water vascular system
  • Phylum Arthropoda includes the largest number of animals. Hence, is the largest phylum of kingdom Animalia.
  • They occur on land, in the soil, marine water and in the bodies of plants and animals as parasites.
  • The coelomic cavity of the organisms in phylum Arthropoda is blood filled.
  • They have jointed legs. The body is segmented externally and consists of head, thorax and abdomen.
  • Water vascular system, on the other hand is the characteristic feature of phylum Echinodermata. It helps in locomotion, capture and transport of food and in respiration.

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