Question 11.
Answer in brief.
To which phylum does Cockroach belong? Justify your answer with scientific reasons.
Answer:
1. Cockroach belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
2. These animals have jointed appendages.
3. They are found in all types of habitats ranging from deepest oceans to highest mountains.
4. Body of these animals is triploblastic, eucoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical and segmented.
5. Chitinous exoskeleton is present around their body.
6. These animals are unisexual.
