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bio module 12 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| exoskeleton | a body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection |
| simple eye | an eye with only one lens |
| open circulatory system | a circulatory system that allows the blood to flow out of the blood vessels and into various body cavities so that the cells are in direct contact with the blood |
| statocyst | the organ of balance in a crustacean |
| gonad | a general term for the organ that produces gametes |
| why do arthropods molt? | they molt because their growing bodies get too large for their exoskeletons |
| what takes the place of a respiratory system in insects? | a complex network of tracheas |
| what four characteristics set insects apart from the other arthropods | three pairs of walking (or jumping legs), wings, three segments in the body, and one pair of antenna |
| if an insect has leather-like wings that protect membranous wings, to what order does it belong? | orthoptera |
| if an insect has horny wings that protect membranous wings, to what order does it belong? | coleoptera |
| what five characteristics set arachnids apart from the other arthropods? | four pairs of walking legs, two segments in body, no antennae, book lungs, and four pairs of simple eyes |
| what are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis? | egg, nymph, and adult |