Question

Silverfish is an _____
A. Fish
B. Crustacean
C. Cnidarian
D. Insect

Answer 1

Hint: Silverfish belongs to the category which is eaten by Mantis. It belongs to the hexapod invertebrates. They have a skeleton structure called “ Chitinous exoskeleton”.

Complete Step by step answer –
Silverfish is an insect. The term insect is derived from the Latin term called “insectum”. The synonym of the term “Insecta” is “Ectognatha”. The body parts of the insect include the head, thorax, and abdomen. Insects have one pair of antennae, compound eyes, and three pairs of jointed legs. The data states that 90% of the cannibals present on the planet of the earth are insects. Studies found that the insects that belong to the adult category move about by walking, flying, and swimming. Most of the insects spend their half of life inside the water. Most of the creatures of insects present on earth are solitary and not found in groups. Those who are gregarious include bees, ants, and termites. The communication method of the insects includes rubbing of wings, making sounds called cricket stridulate, sometimes they also smell the pheromones of the female. The bad effects of the insects on the environment include damaging the crops by feeding on wood, sap, leaves, and fruits.
Additional Information – Some of the important species of insects include Odonata, Orthoptera, Embioptera, Plecoptera, Dermaptera, Zoraptera, Mantodea, Coleoptera, Megaloptera, Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Trichoptera, Strepsiptera, Blattodea, and Phasmatodea.

So, the correct answer is option D.

Note – The Hexapoda belongs to the phylum of Arthropoda. Hexapoda is a vast variety of groups that includes insects and three wingless arthropods called Diplura, Protura, and Collembula. The body range of hexapods is 0.5 mm to 300 mm.