Arthropoda Flashcards
Examples of Arthropoda
Scorpion
Cockroach
Spider
Butterfly
Where is Arthropoda found?
They are found in seawater, on land
Characteristics of Arthropoda
it is triploblastic
has a firm and inelastic exoskeleton made of chitin
one pair of antennae that are organs of touch and smell
bilaterally symmetrical with a well-developed cephalisation
have a body cavity termed a hemocoel
They are unisexual and external fertilisation occurs
oviparous with either complete or incomplete metamorphosis in some of the classes
Body regions of Arthropoda
head, thorax, and abdomen. Jointed legs are attached to the thorax for mobility
breathing of Arthropoda
is through the stigmata and tracheae located on the thorax and abdomen
Complete alimentary canal
consists of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut. the through gut allows for continuous feeding and specialised organs for the process of digestion