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Zoology Test 12 & 13
Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| STUDY YOUR SPIDER DIAGRAM. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILL IN THE BLANKS. (6 Blanks) | |
| Arthropods are identified how? | By their tough exoskeleton and segmented body. |
| What does arthropod mean? | Jointed foot |
| What are animals with out backbones called? | Invertebrates |
| What is arachnophobia? | Excessive fear of spiders! |
| Be able to name ALL 5 arachnids we studied. | Spiders, harvestmen, scorpions, ticks and mites. |
| How do you tell a spider from an insect? | Number of legs |
| How many legs does a spider have? | 8 |
| How many legs does an insect have? | 6 |
| Some spiders have what appear to be an extra set of legs. What are they? | Pedipalps |
| Explain how a spider eats? | It liquefies its food and then sucks the liquid out. |
| What are the 2 poisonous spiders here in the U.S.? | Brown recluse and black widow |
| Spiders produce silken threads. What are they used for? You need to know at least 4 of these. | Webs, protect young, catch food, create a home and help it move around. |
| Silk-producing organs are called: | Spinnerets |
| List the 3 different types of silk and know the information in parenthesis. | Dragline (strongest silk), Capture silk (capture prey), egg-case silk (waterproof wrapped around eggs) |
| Baby spiders are called: | spiderlings |
| How do arthropods grow? | By molting |
| What kind of webs do spiders weave? | Orb webs=composed of strands that form circles, Funnel webs=webbed sinkholes in the ground, Sheet webs=flat webs that lay across bushes. |
| Some spiders don't use webs to catch food. What methods do they use? | They hunt or ambush their prey. |
| A granddaddy longleg is not a spider, but a _________________. | Harvestman |
| Know the 2 ways a harvestman can protect itself. | It can detach its leg and it can spray a nasty-smelling fume from their body. |
| Scorpions are aggressive creatures. T or F | False ( Know how to write this in a complete sentence to make it true) |
| What is the name of the only harmful scorpion that lives in the U.S.? | Bark scorpion |
| More numerous than all the other arachnids put together are the tiny parasites called ______________. | Acarina=mites and ticks (Know scientific name also) |
| Name some specific kinds of acarina? | scabies, chiggers, mange |
| What tiny creatures eat the skin you shed everyday? | dust mites |
| What are the 2 kinds of ticks? Know how long they each feed. | Hard and soft (Hard ticks feed for several days or weeks), soft ticks (fed for several minutes to a few days) |
| What diseases are transmitted by ticks? Know at least 2 | Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, American Fever, Colorado Tick Fever, Q Fever, Encephalitis and Tick Paralysis. |
| Centipedes have between _________ & _________ feet. | 30 and a few hundred |
| Millipedes don't have anywhere near a thousand feet. T or F | True |
| Centi = | 100 |
| Milli= | 1,000 |
| Unlike a crab, lobster or shrimp the woodlouse is the only crustacean that is at home on land. T or F | True |
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