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external skeleton; tough external covering that protects and supports the body of many invertebrates
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complex carbohydrate that makes up the cell wals of fungi; also found in the external skeletons of arthropods
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external skeleton; tough external covering that protects and supports the body of many invertebrates exoskeleton
complex carbohydrate that makes up the cell wals of fungi; also found in the external skeletons of arthropods chitin
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 stacked like the pages of a book; used by some terrestrial arthropods for the exchange of gases book lungs
saclike organ in most terrestrial arthropods that extracts wastes from the blood, adding them to feces that move through the gut malpighian tubule
process in which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton and manufactures a larger one to take its place molting
region of a crustacean formed by the fusion of the head with the thorax cephalothorax
body part of a crustacean that lies just behind the head and houses most of the internal organs thorax
posterior part of an arthropod's body abdomen
in crustaceans, the part of the exoskeleton that covers the cephalothorax; in turtles and tortoises, the dorsal part of the shell carapace
mouth part adapted for biting and grinding food mandible
one of the first pair of legs of decapods cheliped
flipperlike appendages used by decapods for swimming swimmeret
pair of mouthparts in chelicerates that contain fangs and are used to stab and paralyze prey chelicera
pair of mouthparts in chelicerates that are usually modified to grab prey pedipalp
organ in spiders that contains silk glands spinneret
type of insect development characterized by a similar appearance through out all stages of the life cycle incomplete metamorphosis
immature form that lacks functional sex organs and other adult structures nymph
type of insect development in which the larvae look and act nothing like their parents and also feed in completely different ways complete metamorphosis
stage of metamorphosis in which an insect changes from a larva into an adult pupa
specific chemical messenger that affects the behavior or developement of other individuals of the same species pheromone
group of closely related animals of the same species that work together for the benefit of the group society
group of individual insects specialized to perform particular tasks or roles castes
structural support located inside the body of an animal endoskeleton
system of internal tubes in echinoderms that carries out essential functions such as feeding, respiration, circulation, and movement water vascular system
sievelike structure through which the water vascular system of echinoderm opens to the outside madreporite
suction-cuplike structure attached to radial canals of echinoderms; used to walk and to open shells tubefoot
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