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Chapter 16 Vocabulary Quiz

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a hard non-living outer covering that supports and protects the animal   exoskeleton  
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if you examine an insect's eyes with a hand lens, you will notice that they have thousands of small sections   compound eye  
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a fluid tissue is made up of, cells floating in liquid; it carries substances to and from all parts of the body   blood  
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is a muscular organ that pumps blood to all body cells   heart  
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when the hearts contract, the slits close and the blood is pumped forward through this...they are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart   artery  
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the blood does not remain in blood vessels   open circulatory system  
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insects receive oxygen and release carbon dioxide through this. They are tiny elastic tubes that branch throughout the insect   tracheae  
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a thread-like tube that extracts wastes from an insects blood and empties them to the intestine   excretory tubules  
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occurs when insects sheds their old exoskeletons and replace them with new ones   molt  
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insect metamorphosis that includes three stages: egg, nymph, and adult   incomplete metamorphosis  
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a changing of an animal's shape or form as the animal develops from an egg to an adult   metamorphosis  
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the immature stage of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis   nymph  
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involves 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult   complete metamorphosis  
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is usually one of the most active stages. The _________ of moths and butterflies are caterpillars.   larva  
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is often a resting stage during which the larva uses the food it has eaten to change into the body shape of the adult insect   pupa  
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a series of canals and tules in echinoderms; used for movement and feeding   water-vascular system  
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small tubular structures of echinoderms; used for locomotion and feeding   tubefeet  
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In what phylum do clams, snails, slugs, and octopuses belong?   Mollusks  
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Give an example of a univalve.   snails  
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How do clams obtain their food?   It sends 2 siphons deep into the sand where the water is - 1 tube draws in water and sends out food particles, 1 sends water away from the clam to remove wastes  
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What type of skeleton do insects have?   exoskeleton  
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How do insects breathe?   tracheae  
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What type of circulatory system does an insect have?   open  
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What are male bees called? What is their only known function in the hive?   drones, fertilize the queen  
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What starfish characteristic does the term echinoderm describe?   similar organisms  
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What animal has tube feet?   starfish  
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Which of these is not a mollusk? slug, octopus, jellyfish or oyster   jellyfish  
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All mollusks live in the water. True or False   False  
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Which of these has a foot? clam, oyster, snail, octopus   clam  
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An exoskeleton with jointed appendages is characteristic of phylum _______________________.   Arthropoda  
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The grasshopper has an open circulatory system. True or False   True  
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Which stage is associated with incomplete metamorphosis?   nymph  
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You would probably find the greatest number of legs on a _____________________.   millipede  
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Radial symmetry is typical of ____________________.   echinoderms  
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The water-vascular system is important for ___________________. movement, predation, both movement and predation or none   both movement and predation  
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Which of these is not an echinoderm? sea urchin, starfish, sand dollar or squid   squid  
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centipedes   100 legs  
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milipedes   1000 legs  
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centipedes   carnivores  
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milipedes   herbivores  
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Remaining arthropods   5 pairs of legs  
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