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Diversity in Living Organisms — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceDiversity in Living Organisms3 Marks
Question
Wings are absent in bed bug even then it is considered an insect. Why?
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Answer

Wings are absent in bed bug (Cimex) even then it is considered an insect because it possesses following basic characteristics of class Insecta:
  1. Its body is divisible into head, thorax and abdomen.
  2. Its exoskeleton is made up of chitin.
  3. It has three pairs of jointed thoracic legs.

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