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Agriculture · Q396

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 396

Q396

The main characteristic feature of an insect is

A.
Pair of antennae
B.
Three pairs of legs
Answer
C.
Presence of wings
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The main characteristic feature of an insect is three pairs of legs.
Insects are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.
The anterior segment, closest to the head, is the prothorax, with the major features being the first pair of legs and the pronotum. The middle segment is the mesothorax, with the major features being the second pair of legs and the anterior wings. The third and most posterior segment, abutting the abdomen, is the metathorax, which features the third pair of legs and the posterior wings.