How should this animal be classified? A Arthropoda C Mollusca B Annelida D Platyhelminthes

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A student collected the animal shown below on a field trip. The student used a dichotomous key and a
microscope to classify the animal.
Step
Characteristic
Identification
Go to 2
la Possesses segmentation
1b Lacks segmentation
2a Has an exoskeleton with jointed appendages
Has no exoskeleton, unjointed appendages
(if any present), and a segmented worm-
Go to 3
Phylum Arthropoda
2b
Phylum Annelida
like body; is possibly in a tube (if in a tube,
may have tentacles)
Possesses a foot, a radula, arms, and/or
За
a shell
Phylum Mollusca
Lacks all of the above and is dorsoventrally
3b
Phylum Platyhelminthes
flattened
How should this animal be classified?
A Arthropoda
C Mollusca
B Annelida
D Platyhelminthes
silominA
istockphoto.com/Nancy Nehring
Transcribed Image Text:3 (8.B) A student collected the animal shown below on a field trip. The student used a dichotomous key and a microscope to classify the animal. Step Characteristic Identification Go to 2 la Possesses segmentation 1b Lacks segmentation 2a Has an exoskeleton with jointed appendages Has no exoskeleton, unjointed appendages (if any present), and a segmented worm- Go to 3 Phylum Arthropoda 2b Phylum Annelida like body; is possibly in a tube (if in a tube, may have tentacles) Possesses a foot, a radula, arms, and/or За a shell Phylum Mollusca Lacks all of the above and is dorsoventrally 3b Phylum Platyhelminthes flattened How should this animal be classified? A Arthropoda C Mollusca B Annelida D Platyhelminthes silominA istockphoto.com/Nancy Nehring
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