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Trilobites
extinct marine arthropods that lived from the Cambrian to the Permian period. They had a hard, segmented exoskeleton and are one of the earliest known groups of arthropods.
Crustaceans
diverse group of arthropods that primarily live in aquatic environments. This group includes familiar animals like crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and barnacles. They typically have a hard exoskeleton and two pairs of antennae.
Chelicerates
subphylum of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks, and horseshoe crabs. They are characterized by having specialized mouthparts called chelicerae, which are often used for feeding and defense.
Insects
class of invertebrates within the arthropod phylum. They are characterized by having a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), six legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings. Insects are incredibly diverse and include species like ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, and flies.
Myriapods
Myriapods are a group of arthropods that includes centipedes, millipedes, and their relatives. They are characterized by having elongated bodies segmented into numerous pairs of legs. Unlike insects, myriapods typically have numerous legs per body segment.
The three main features of an arthropod’s body are the ______ made of chitin; a series of paired, jointed ________, and segmented ______ parts.
exoskeleton, appendages, body
Chitin is a long organic molecule made of _____________. Chitin is arranged in layers.
carbohydrates
Choose three reasons why jointed appendages are considered an important adaptation during the evolution of arthropods.
a. They allow for growth.
b. They allow for movement.
c. They allow for segregation.
d. They are used for digestion.
e. They are used for sensing.
f.They are used to manipulate or chew food.
b, e, f
Trilobites
Marine arthropods that are now extant / extinct
Most were bottom / surface feeders.
extinct, bottom
Crustaceans
Found in ______, in ______, and on land
examples?
oceans, in freshwater streams, and on land
examples: lobsters, pill bugs, barnacles
Chelicerates
Have specialized daggerlike mouthparts / segmentation used to tear food
examples?
mouthparts
examples: Horseshoe crabs, spiders, mites, ticks
Insects
Account for 80 percent of all known animal / arthropod species
• Most are terrestrial and have
six / eight legs.
examples?
arthropod, six
examples: Ants, moths, bees, flies
Myriapods
Long bodies with few / many pairs of legs
•Live in dry / moist environments
many, moist
examples: centipedes, millipedes
three important body functions that are made difficult by the presence of an exoskeleton.
a. feeding
b. moving
c. growing
d. reproducing
e.secreting enzymes
f. maintaining internal and external equilibrium
c, d, f
An arthropod’s cuticle cannot grow along with the animal. Therefore, an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton in order to grow. This process is called _______
molting
The animal secretes a new layer of cuticle underneath / on top of its existing exoskeleton.
underneath
The animal secretes enzymes / sugars that begin to digest and weaken the old cuticle, allowing the exoskeleton to dissolve / split open and the animal to crawl out of it
enzymes, split open
The new exoskeleton is filled with air / fluid while it is still soft, making the animal larger than it was before the molt.
fluid
Arthropods and vertebrates have different circulatory systems. An arthropod has a(n) open / closed circulatory system and a vertebrate has a(n) open / closed circulatory system.
open, closed
An arthropod senses its surrounding environment using two body parts: ___________ and ______________
antennae, compound eyes
A mammal’s eye has only one lens, but an arthropod’s eye, which is called a _______ eye, has thousands of tiny individual lenses. Each lens interprets only a small portion of the field of view.
compound
The two species that scientists think are the closest relatives to arthropods are _________ and onychophorans ___________
annelids (segmented worms), onychophorans (velvet worms)
The four main features of a crustacean’s body are (i) two distinct body sections, (ii) a hard ________, (iii) two pairs of _________, and (iv) one pair of appendages on each _________
carapace, antennae, segment
This body section is the region of an organism in which the head and trunk region are combined into one long section.
cephalothorax
This body section refers to the rear portion of the organism.
abdomen
This shield-like section of cuticle covers the sides of the body and protects the gills.
carapace
A crustacean may use its claw to collect and manipulate food / tools, to club its prey while courting / hunting, to attract females / prey, or to mark / block the entrance to its shell.
food, hunting, females, block
A crustacean uses its antennae to eat / smell food, to locate / protect mates, and to avoid / attract predators.
smell, locate, avoid
Mandibles are highly adapted appendages that a crustacean uses to crush and bite / ingest and digest food.
bite
A crustacean uses two body parts to move: ____ and _________.
legs, swimmerets
has a flattened body and seven pairs of legs
isopod
has five pairs of jointed appendages (ten legs)
decapod
is a parasite that lives in the lungs and nasal passages of vertebrates.
tongue worm
is a sessile filter feeder wrapped in a calcified shell.
barnacle
A chelicerate is an arthropod that lacks _____ and _______ and has six pairs of _________
antennae, mandibles, appendages
Arachnids have _______ legs, fanglike pincers that inject ______, and the ability to produce a material called _______.
eight, venom, silk
tiny holes on the abdomen that open and close to allow oxygen to enter
spiracles
structures built of many thin, hollow sheets of tissue
book lungs
tubes that carry oxygen directly to the arachnid’s tissues
tracheae
excretory structures that allow spiders to minimize loss of water while excreting metabolic wastes
Malpighian tubules
Silk is produced in a spider’s abdomen / tracheae.
abdomen
Circle all of the following that are uses of a spider’s silk.
a. attracting mates
b. building shelters
c. building webs
d. producing drag lines
e. sensing air temperature
f.wrapping prey and egg cases
b, c, f
mites
pest species that negatively impact cropland
scorpions
inject venom from a stinger at the end
spiders
inject venom from a stinger at the end of their tail
ticks
can transmit serious human diseases
________ are tiny holes in an arachnid’s abdomen that open and close to let oxygen enter, allowing the arachnid to breathe.
spiracles
Insects are considered an incredible success story, because they have moved into virtually every ecological ____________ and can be found in the most extreme __________
environment, environments
Incomplete metamorphosis is a pattern of development in which the insect looks like a miniature adult / larva when it hatches. The immature insect, called a nymph / pupa, gets larger with each molt and grows / sheds wings and sexual organs during later molting stages.
adult, nymph, grows
During a metamorphosis, an organism changes form as it develops from a _____ into an ____
larva, adult
With complete metamorphosis, an insect’s form changes entirely from a larva to an adult. With incomplete metamorphosis, the larva is a miniature version of the adult and grows larger in size by molting.
complete, incomplete
Arthropods compete with humans for resources, because many arthropods are _________ that feed on plants that humans use for food, textiles, and building materials.
herbivores
An insecticide is a chemical compound that ______ insects and other arthropods.
kills
negative effects of insecticides
a. Insecticides are poisonous and may harm other animals, including humans.
b. Some insecticides do not break down quickly and may accumulate in the food chain through biomagnification.
c. Arthropods can become resistant to an insecticide through natural selection, so the insecticide is no longer effective.
arthropod-specific insecticides
only impacts a specific type of arthropod
integrated pest management
non-synthetic methods such as
traps, barriers, and introduced predator species
genetically modified plants
engineered to be resistant to certain pest species
A ______ is an organism that carries a disease from one host to another.
vector