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arthropod

the most DIVERSE and ABUNDANT animals on earth, are characterized as INVERTEBRATES with a hard covering

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binomial nomenclature

a unique TWO-WORD NAME combining the GENUS and SPECIES

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ecology

the study of the RELATIONSHIPS between organisms and their PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL

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endosymbiont

an organism that lives WITHIN the body or cells of another organism

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exoskeleton

a HARD COVERING that covers arthropods

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fauna

the ANIMALS present in a particular region, habitat, or time

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morphology

form and structure

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organism

individual LIFE FORMS such as plants, animals, and bacteria

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subphylum

a taxonomic category that ranks BELOW PHYLUM and ABOVE CLASS

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taxonomy

the classification of organisms based on RELATEDNESS

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order the hierarchical structure of taxonomy (biggest to smallest)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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the phylum ARTHROPODA is classified into 5 subphyla

  • CHELICERATA: spiders, scorpions, mites, horseshoe crabs, and relatives

  • CRUSTACEA: crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimps, krill, barnacles, prawns, woodlice, and relatives

  • HEXAPODA: insects, springtails, and relatives

  • MYRIAPODA: millipedes, centipedes, and relatives

  • TRILOBITA: trilobites (extinct)

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what class do all bugs belong to? what is it characterized by?

INSECTA; it’s characterized by 3 body segments: HEAD, THORAX, ABDOMEN, and 6 legs

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what class do spiders belong to? what is it characterized by?

ARACHNIDA; it’s characterized by 2 body parts: CEPHALOTHORAX, ABDOMEN, and 8 legs

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what is the taxonomy order (biggest to smallest)?

  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA

  • Phylum: ARTHROPOD

  • Subphylym: HEXAPOD

  • Class: INSECTA

  • Order: HEMPITERA

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describe the insect-specific features/body segments

  • HEAD: features conspicuous eyes, mouthparts, and antennae

  • THORAX: contains wings and legs

  • ABDOMEN: contains the reproductive organs, where many of the endosymbiotic bacteria reside

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mosquito-borne diseases

diseases that are passed to humans through mosquito bites (include malaria, dengue, chikungunya, zika, west nile, yellow fever, and more)