Question

Which trait would best indicate that a particular arthropod was a member of subphylum chelicerata?

Answer 1

Two body segments.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The trait that would best indicate that a particular arthropod was a member of subphylum chelicerata is that it possess two body segments instead of three;
• A fused head and thorax (cephalothorax), and an abdomen (opisthosoma).
• Their segmented body with jointed limbs is covered in a cuticle made of chitin and proteins.