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Arthropods
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an animal with jointed legs, a segmented body and a hard outer covering | arthropod |
| Hard outer body skeleton | Exoskeleton |
| to shed outer body covering | molt |
| middle part of an insect's body where legs or wings (if there are any) are located | thorax |
| rear part of an insect's body where internal organs are located. | abdomen |
| What are the 5 groups of arthropds | Crustaceans (Cool Apes In Canada Dab) Arachnids Insects Chilopods Diplopods |
| 5 Traits of Arthropods | Exoskeleton Jointed Legs Segmented Body Most Molt Some have antennae |
| How are arthropods classified? | They are classified by body sections or segments and number of legs |
| What are the three functions of an exoskeleton? | 1. Keeps water inside the body 2. protects the body 3. process of molting |
| 4 Traits of Crustaceans | - Two body section -two pairs of antennae - Three pairs of legs - lives in water |
| 5 Traits of Arachnids | - two body sections - no antennae - four pairs of legs -some are parasitic - some are poisonous |
| 4 Traits of Insects | - three body section - head, thorax and abdomen - 1 pair antennae - 3 pairs of legs |
| Chiopod- centipedes | -more than 3 body parts - 1 pair of antennae -1 pair of legs per body section carnivore- eats other insects |
| Diplopod- millipede | -more than 3 body sections -1 pair of antennae -2 pair legs per body section -herbivore |
| Example of Crustacean | Lobster, Shrimp |
| Example of Arachnid | Spider, tick |
| Example of Insect | Beetles, Fly, Bee |
| Example of Chilopd | Centipede |
| Example of Diplopod | Millipede |