Question

Arthropoda are hermaphrodites.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Hint: Hermaphroditism, the state of possessing sexual organs for both male and female. Hermaphroditic animals are mainly invertebrates including worms, bryozoans, trematodes, snails, slugs, etc. Arthropoda is a phylum of the animal kingdom.

Complete answer: An organism containing both male and female genitalia is a hermaphrodite.
In terms of both the number of organisms and the number of individuals, arthropods constitute the most prolific animal phylum on earth. These species are distinguished by both the presence of jointed appendages and a segmented body. A pair of appendages per body segment is present in the basic body plan. The bulk of hermaphrodites are not arthropods. They are either male or female and only have the features of either of these distinct sexes. Nevertheless, some arthropods are hermaphrodites, like barnacles. Barnacles also grew some of the longest penises of any species, compared to body size. Barnacle penises can extend the length of their bodies up to eight times. The majority of barnacles are hermaphrodites that can either behave as a male or a female. Some more examples of organisms which are hermaphrodite are clownfish and earthworm. Hermaphrodites include the vast majority of tunicates, pulmonate snails, opisthobranchs snails, earthworms and slugs.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note: In certain fish species, and to a lesser extent in other vertebrates, hermaphroditism is also observed. Certain plants are also hermaphrodites. They have both male and female reproductive systems with their reproductive organs.