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Chapter 31 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Appendage | A structure that extends from the body wall. |
| Thorax | Midbody region. |
| Cephalothorax | Head fused with a thorax. |
| Compound Eye | Eye made of thousands of individual units. |
| Molting | A periodic shedding of an arthropod’s exoskeleton; also found in some reptiles. |
| Trachea | Net work of tubes through which arthropods respire. |
| Spiracle | Structure through which air from outside of the arthropod body passes. |
| Malpighian Tubule | Excretory system of arthropods. |
| Chelicera | Parts of the sub phylum chelicerata. |
| Pedipalp | Pair of appendages modified to handle prey. |
| Spinnerent | Secrete strands of silk. |
| Mandible | Chewing mouthpart of subphylum uniramia. |
| Metamorphosis | Physical change of a young insect to an adult. |
| Chrysalis | Protective capsule. |
| Pupa | Stage in metamorphosis during which a young insect becomes an adult. |
| Nymph | Young insect that looks like a small wingless adult. |
| Caste | Role played by an individual insect in a colony. |
| Nauplius | Larval from off a crustacean. |
| Krill | Small marine crustaceans. |