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Ch. 13.3 Blume
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does arthropoda mean? | Jointed foot |
| What are appendages used for? | Moving about, capturing prey, feeding, mating, and sensing their environment |
| What do arthropods have? | They have bilateral symmetry, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, a body cavity, a digestive system with two openings, and a nervous system |
| What do most arthropods species have? | Separate sexes and reproduce sexually |
| Appendage | Jointed structures of arthropods |
| Exoskeleton | Hard outer covering that all arthropods have |
| Molting | The process where the exoskeleton is shed and replaced with a new one |
| Spiracle | Openings on insects that air enters through and waste gases leave the insect's body through |
| Metamorphosis | A series of changes in body form for insects |
| Where do arthropods live? | They adapt to living in almost every environment |
| What about the arthropod's size? | The size of arthropods range from microscopic dust mites to the large Japanese spider crab (spider crabs have legs that span more than 3 meters) |
| What are the bodies of arthropods similar to? | They are divided into segments that are similar to those of segmented worms. Some have many segments, but others have segments that are fused together to form body regions |
| How do arthropods make sure their new exoskeleton has room for growth? | The animal swallows air or water to increase its exoskeleton's size |
| What is the name of one of the largest kinds of ant? | The carpenter ant |
| What are the names of the 3 parts of the ant? | Head, Thorax (middle), Abdomen (back) |
| What does the head have? | A pair of antennae, eyes and a mouth |
| What is the antennae used for? | Touch & smell |
| What choices of eyes are there? | Simple and compound |
| What do simple eyes do? | Detect light and darkness |
| What do compound eyes do? | Have many lenses, detect color and movement |
| Where do 3 pairs of legs attach if there are wings attached at the thorax? | Thorax |
| Some insects do not have what? | Wings |
| Some only have wings for how long? | Part of their lives |
| Where are reproductive structures found? | Abdomen |
| Females lay how many eggs? | Thousands, but only a fraction of them turn into adults |
| What kind of circulatory system does it have? | Open, it carries digested food to cells and removes wastes |
| What animal is an example of complete metamorphosis? | Butterflies |
| What animal is an example of incomplete metamorphosis? | Grasshopper |
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