Arthropoda Flashcards

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Examples of Arthropoda

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Scorpion
Cockroach
Spider
Butterfly

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Where is Arthropoda found?

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They are found in seawater, on land

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Characteristics of Arthropoda

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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

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Body regions of Arthropoda

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head, thorax, and abdomen. Jointed legs are attached to the thorax for mobility

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breathing of Arthropoda

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is through the stigmata and tracheae located on the thorax and abdomen

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Complete alimentary canal

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consists of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut. the through gut allows for continuous feeding and specialised organs for the process of digestion

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