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Select the incorrect statement.
BiologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsNEET
Options:
  • A In each segment, the exoskeleton has hardened plates called sclerites, sternites dorsally and tergites ventrally.
  • B The entire body is covered by a hard chitinous exoskeleton (brown in colour).
  • C Head is triangular in shape and lies anteriorly at right angles to the longitudinal body axis.
  • D A pair of thread-like antennae arise from membranous sockets lying in front of eyes.
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The correct answer is: In each segment, the exoskeleton has hardened plates called sclerites, sternites dorsally and tergites ventrally.
In each segment, the exoskeleton has hardened plates called sclerites (tergites dorsally and sternites ventrally) that are joined to each other by a thin and flexible articular membrane (arthrodial membrane).

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