Arthropoda Quiz Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| How are crustaceans different from other arthropods? | pairs of antennae |
| Give 3 examples of arachnids: | ticks, mites and scorpions, spiders |
| What is the largest class of arthropods? | Class Insecta |
| What do jointed appendages allow for within the arthropods? | greater flexibility |
| What structures do grasshoppers use to excrete metabolic wastes? | malpighian tubules |
| What are pheromones? | a chemical secreted used to communicate with other organisms |
| Name three common characteristics of arthropods? | bilateral symmetry, exoskeleton, jointed appendages |
| What is the polysaccharide that makes up the exoskeleton of arthropods? | chitin |
| What is the class of arthropods whose members are carnivores and each body segment has one pair of jointed legs? | chilopoda |
| Name the features that arachnida and merostomata have in common: | 2 main body regions, book lungs//book gills, chewing mouthparts |
| What are mandibles? | mouthpart adapted for bitting and grinding food |
| What are spiracles? | breathing holes located along sides of abdomen |
| What are malpighian tubules? | extract wastes from blood and adds to feces |
| What is a cephalothorax? | region formed by the fusion of head and thorax |
| What is ganglion? | collection of nerve cells |
| What is a carapace? | hard outershell |
| What is chelicerae? | fangs on the spider used to stab and paralyze prey |
| How are insects different from spiders? | spiders have 8 legs (4 pairs); insects have 6 legs (3 pairs) spiders have 2 body regions (cephalothorax and abdomen); insects have 3 body regions (head, thorax and abdomen) Spiders do not have antenna or wings, insects have antenna and some have wings. |
| Name 3 different types of pheromones and explain how they are used? | sexual attraction and maturation control development of others in colony attract individuals to feeding or mating sites warn others of danger laid down in a trail to and from food source |
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