ARTHROPODS\\ Flashcards
known as
animals with jointed legs
related to which phyla
annelida
coelom is reduced to
haemocoal
coelom is not present as main body cavity
the body is divided into
head, thoras and abdomen
exoskeleton is made of
chitin
flexible at some points to allow articulation
which things are paired in arthropods
repro organs and ducts
fertilization is
internal
think of butterfly
male and female organisms look different
development
metamorphosis
respiration
terestrial - book lungs or tubes called trachea
aquatic - gills
digestion
mouthparts modified from appendages and adapted for diff methods of feeding
book lungs are present in
spiders
excretion
malphigian tubes
waste is in the form of
solid uric acid
nervous system
brain
ventral double nerve cord
ganglia in each segment from where the nerves arise
