Question : What characteristics distinguish arthropods from annelidsan

1.	Question : What characteristics distinguish arthropods from annelidsand molluscs ?
Answer» Solution : The members of phylum Arthropoda differ from annelids and molluscs in (i) the presence of an exoskeleton made of chitin and protein rather than a shell made CHIEFLY of mineral salts, (ii) jointed legs, (III) DISTINCT groups of MUSCLES, derived from many body segments, that move separate PARTS of the exoskeleton, (iv) distinct mandiblesor chelicerae, and (v) absence of trochophore larva.

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