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Bio. Chptr. 28 Vocab
Biology Chapter 28 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| external skeleton’s tough external covering that protects and supports the body of many invertebrates | exoskeleton |
| the complex carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of fungi also found in the external skeletons of arthropods | chitin |
| a structure, such as a leg or antenna, that extends from the body wall | appendage |
| one of many branching, air-filled tubes that extend throughout the bodies of many terrestrial arthropods | tracheal tube |
| small opening located along the side of the body through which air enters and leaves the body of many terrestrial arthropods | spiracle |
| organ that has layers of respiratory tissue staked like the pages of a book; used by some terrestrial arthropods for the exchange of gases | book lung |
| saclike organ in most terrestrial arthropods that extracts wastes from the blood, adding them to feces that move through the gut | Malphigian tubule |
| process in which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton and manufactures a larger one to take its place | molting |
| the region of a crustacean formed by the fusion of the head with the thorax | caphalothorax |
| thorax |