Question

arachnids versus insects study the table. which characteristics would be helpful for distinguishing arachnids from insects?
a. segmented body, antennae, jointed legs
b. antennae, simple eyes, compound eyes
c. antennae, simple eyes, jointed legs
d. simple eyes, compound eyes, jointed legs
what did you figure out?
turning a new leaf think about how your ideas about classifying organisms have grown or changed since the beginning of the lesson. list as many new key ideas or facts as you can from the lesson

Explanation:

Arachnids have segmented bodies, simple eyes, and jointed legs. Insects have segmented bodies, antennae, compound eyes, and jointed legs. The key differences are in antennae (insects have them, arachnids don't) and eye type (arachnids have simple eyes, insects have compound eyes). So, the characteristics that distinguish arachnids from insects are antennae, simple eyes, compound eyes.

Answer:

C. antennae, simple eyes, compound eyes