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Arthropoda Quiz

Phylum Arthropoda Quiz

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How are crustaceans different from other arthropods? pairs of antennae
Give 3 examples of arachnids: ticks, mites and scorpions, spiders
What is the largest class of arthropods? Class Insecta
What do jointed appendages allow for within the arthropods? greater flexibility
What structures do grasshoppers use to excrete metabolic wastes? malpighian tubules
What are pheromones? a chemical secreted used to communicate with other organisms
Name three common characteristics of arthropods? bilateral symmetry, exoskeleton, jointed appendages
What is the polysaccharide that makes up the exoskeleton of arthropods? chitin
What is the class of arthropods whose members are carnivores and each body segment has one pair of jointed legs? chilopoda
Name the features that arachnida and merostomata have in common: 2 main body regions, book lungs//book gills, chewing mouthparts
What are mandibles? mouthpart adapted for bitting and grinding food
What are spiracles? breathing holes located along sides of abdomen
What are malpighian tubules? extract wastes from blood and adds to feces
What is a cephalothorax? region formed by the fusion of head and thorax
What is ganglion? collection of nerve cells
What is a carapace? hard outershell
What is chelicerae? fangs on the spider used to stab and paralyze prey
How are insects different from spiders? spiders have 8 legs (4 pairs); insects have 6 legs (3 pairs) spiders have 2 body regions (cephalothorax and abdomen); insects have 3 body regions (head, thorax and abdomen) Spiders do not have antenna or wings, insects have antenna and some have wings.
Name 3 different types of pheromones and explain how they are used? sexual attraction and maturation control development of others in colony attract individuals to feeding or mating sites warn others of danger laid down in a trail to and from food source
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