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Q: _____ is the largest phylum of Animalia which includes insects.
  • A. Porifera
  • B. Annelida
  • C. Mollusca
  • D. Arthropoda
Correct Answer: Option D - Arthropod (phylum Arthropoda), any member of the phylum Arthropoda, the largest phylum in the animal kingdom. Arthropoda is an invertebrate animal having a exoskeleton, a segmented body and paired jointed appendages. Arthropoda form the phylum-Euarthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods and crustaceans. Arthropods includes–lobsters, crabs, spiders, mites, insects, centipedes and millipedes. About 84% of all known species of animals are members of this phylum.
D. Arthropod (phylum Arthropoda), any member of the phylum Arthropoda, the largest phylum in the animal kingdom. Arthropoda is an invertebrate animal having a exoskeleton, a segmented body and paired jointed appendages. Arthropoda form the phylum-Euarthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods and crustaceans. Arthropods includes–lobsters, crabs, spiders, mites, insects, centipedes and millipedes. About 84% of all known species of animals are members of this phylum.

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Arthropod (phylum Arthropoda), any member of the phylum Arthropoda, the largest phylum in the animal kingdom. Arthropoda is an invertebrate animal having a exoskeleton, a segmented body and paired jointed appendages. Arthropoda form the phylum-Euarthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods and crustaceans. Arthropods includes–lobsters, crabs, spiders, mites, insects, centipedes and millipedes. About 84% of all known species of animals are members of this phylum.