Question

1 which statement is true about the organisms pictured in the passage’s drawing? a the human has an exoskeleton, and the butterfly has an endoskeleton. b the human has an endoskeleton, and the butterfly has an exoskeleton. c both organisms have endoskeletons. d both organisms have exoskeletons.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of endoskeleton and exoskeleton. An endoskeleton is an internal skeleton (humans have this, made of bones). An exoskeleton is an external skeleton (arthropods like butterflies have this, a hard outer covering).

• Option A is wrong: Humans don't have exoskeletons, butterflies don't have endoskeletons.
• Option B: Humans have endoskeletons (internal bones), butterflies (arthropods) have exoskeletons (external hard covering) – this matches.
• Option C: Butterflies don't have endoskeletons, so wrong.
• Option D: Humans don't have exoskeletons, so wrong.

Answer:

B. The human has an endoskeleton, and the butterfly has an exoskeleton.