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biology
arthropods
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the arthropods main characteristics. | They have an open circulatory system, exoskeleton, jointed appendages, Malpigian tubules |
| What are the subphylum's of arthropods? | Myriapoda, Hexapoda, Crustacea, Chelicerate |
| Two examples of Myriapoda | centipedes and millipedes |
| three examples of hexapoda | insects such as ants and buterflies |
| Two examples of od crustacea | decapods and isopods like shrimps and pill bugs |
| two examples of chelicerates | horseshoe crabs and arachnids |
| Describe the chelicerae | mouthparts modifies into fangs or pinchers |
| describe the pedipalps | appendages modified too catch or handle prey |
| describe the spinnerets | appendages that secrete strands of silk |
| describe a scorpian | an arachnid with a long, slender, and segmented abdomen that ends in a venomous stinger used to stun prey |
| describe a mite | an arachnid with head, thorax, and abdomen fused into a single unsegmented body |
| describe a horseshoe crab | is an arachnid that belongs to a group of invertebrates that appeared 400 million years ago |
| what do crustaceans have for feeding and breathing | they have mandibles and 2 pair of antenna. they breath through gills |
| what are swimmerets | appendages used on the underside of the abdomen and are used in swimming and reproduction. |
| what is a protosome | type of development shared by annelids and arthropods |
| Describe the trachea | fine tubes used for respiration by many arthropods |
| what is molting | a process in which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton |
| what is the mid body region called | thorax |
| WHat is a spiracle | a structure I which air enters through |
| An arthropods exoskeleton is made of what | chitin |