NEET 1997 · Class 11

Animal Kingdom

What is common among silverfish, scorpion, crab and honey bee?

  1. (A)Jointed legs
  2. (B)Metamorphosis
  3. (C)Compound eyes
  4. (D)Poison glands

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The arthropods are the most abundant group of animals characterised by the presence of jointed appendages.

Chapter
Animal Kingdom
Section
4.2.11 Phylum – Chordata
Page
15
Words matched
16 of 16

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0, emb=0.8475, combined=0.9085). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that arthropods are characterized by jointed appendages, and all four animals in the question (silverfish, scorpion, crab, honey bee) are arthropods, making 'jointed legs' the correct common feature.

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