Arthropods Flashcards

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arthropod

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an invertebrate animal

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molting

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the skin or feathers or hair coming off to make way for new growth

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3
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pheromones

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a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal

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thorax

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part of the body in between the neck and the adbomen

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adbomen

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part of the body containing the digestive organs

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cephalothorax

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a fused head and thorax

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exoskeleton

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external covering for the body of some invertebrate animals

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cheliped

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the claws

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malpighean tubes

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a tubular excretory organ

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10
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arachnid

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a spider or scorpion

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spiders

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an 8 legged arthorpod

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12
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metamorphosis

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the process of changes from immature to an adult

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13
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crustaceans

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an arthropod that lives in the water

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14
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insects

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has 6 legs and 2 wings

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15
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antennae

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feelers on the head of some insects

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16
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scorpions

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a poison arthropod

17
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swimmerets

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things that help shrimp lobster and crayfish swim

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green glands

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kidneys

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woodtick

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hooks onto and animal and sucks their blook and closely related to spiders

20
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grasshopper

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an insect has long back leg and makes sounds at night

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butterfly

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an insect with 2 large wings and brightly colored

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housefly

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a small insect that flies around and annoys alot of people

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mosquito

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sucks the blood of other animals

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crab

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has an exoskeleton to protect it and lives in water

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lobster

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closely related to shrimp and crayfish