BIOL212 Word Scramble
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Structure | Function |
Rostrum | Pointed region between eyes demarcating anterior end of body |
Compound eyes | Small, dark sense organs for detecting light and forming visual images |
Antennae | Longer, paired appendages on head modified for chemosensory and tactile reception |
Antennules | Shorter, paired appendages on head modified for chemosensory, tactile, and equilibrium reception |
Maxillae | Two sets of short, paired appendages located on ventral surface near mouth used to hold food while the mandibles grind off bits and pieces to ingest |
Mandibles | Hard, chitinous mouthparts used to grind food into the mouth |
Mouth | Opening to digestive tract loacated on ventral surface of body |
Chelipeds | Large pinchers used for grasping food and for defense |
Walking legs | Locomotion (walking on land and crawling across stream bottom) |
Swimmerets | Abdominal appendages modified for swimming |
Copulatory swimmerets | Larger, club-shaped swimmerets used by male to transfer sperm during copulation |
Uropod and telson | Broad, fan-shaped region of body used for rapid movement and for directional control during leisurely locomotion |
Anus | Terminal point of digestive system located on ventral surface of telson |
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