Arthropoda Flashcards
General Sense organs of arthropods
Eyes, olfactory receptors (smell), antennae (touch)
location of most sensory organs
anterior end of the animal
is the shedding of exoskeleton
molting or ecdysis
______ are most abundant and diverse animals
arthropods
4 subphyla of arthropods
trilobata, chelicerata, crustacea, uniramia
what are the animals under chelicerata
eurypterids, horseshoe crabs, spiders, ticks
animals under uniramia
millepeds, centipeds, pauropods, insects
are the most diverse and numerous arthropods
insects
how many species are the insects
about a million
what are the characteristics that made the insects different from other arthropods
having three pairs of legs, two pairs of wings on the thorax, found in practically all habitats on earth
Largest of the six classes of crustaceans
Malacostracans
the malastrocan’s body is divided into three segments, namely the:
head, thorax, abdomen
head and thorax may be fused to form the
cephalothorax
cephalothorax is covered with a
carapace
carapace may be ____, _____, and _____
cylindrical, depressed, rostrum
a pair of ____ project from beside the rostrum
eyes
in shape, the carapace may be _______
triangular, square, round or circular, oval or hexagonal
the surface of the carapace is divided into regions, what are they?
distinct, smooth, granular, may possess hairs, bristles, and tubercles
the typical malacostracan appendages is ______
biramous or two-branched
the appendages consists of the ______
protopodite, exopodite, endopodite
from proximal to distal, the segments of a typical seven-segmented appendage are:
coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, and dactylus
from anterior to posterior, the five pairs of cephalic appendages are:
antennules, antennae, mandibles, first maxillae, second maxillae
arising posterior to the primary mouth parts from the anterior to posterior are the
first maxillipeds, second maxillipeds, third maxillipeds, and the pereiopods (five pairs of legs)
brachyurans are
true crabs