To decide if an animal is part of a group, look at the traits of the group.
Segmented worms have the following traits:
They have a soft, cylindrical body.
They have no limbs.
They are made up of segments.
Compare each animal's traits to the group's traits. Select the animal with traits similar to the group's traits.
A blue crab has the following traits:
It has two pairs of antennae.
It has an exoskeleton.
A blue crab does not have all of the traits of a segmented worm. A blue crab is a crustacean.
An earthworm has the following traits:
It has a soft, cylindrical body.
It has no limbs.
It is made up of segments.
An earthworm has the traits of a segmented worm. An earthworm is a segmented worm.
Select the one animal that has all of the segmented worm traits listed above.
A: Earthworms live in soil and have no limbs. Their bodies are soft, cylindrical, and made up of many segments.
B: Blue crabs are omnivores. Omnivores are animals that are adapted to eat both plants and animals. Blue crabs have an exoskeleton and two pairs of antennae.