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Arthropods

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Segmented invertebrates with jointed appendages

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Jointed appendages

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Body extension such as leg or antenna

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What is the function of the exoskeleton in arthropods

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Provides support and protection, made up of protein bound to chitin

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What is Molting?

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The way in which arthropods grow, by shedding their exoskeleton

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Crustacea

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2 pairs of antennae, chewing mouthparts. Lobsters cray fish and shrimp

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Uniramia

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One pair of antenna. Insects, millipeds and centipede

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Chelicerata

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Have a pincer like mouthparts and no antennae. Spiders and scorpions

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Cephalothorax

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The fused head and chest region

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What is the carapace

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A hard shell covering the cephalothorax

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Abdomen

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The long narrow tail region

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Antennae

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2 pairs used for balance taste and touch

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Mandibles

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Jaw like, chew and crush food

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Jaw feet

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Called maxillipeds, these 3 pairs of jaw feet hold and taste food

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Pinching claws

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Called chelipad, used for catching food and for defence

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Walking legs

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4 pairs on the last 4 segments used for locomotion

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Swimmerets

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Used for locomotion and transfer of sperm (in males)

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Feathery gills

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Attached to the walking legs used for respiration

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Gill bailers

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Move water across the gills so respiration can continue

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Chitonous teeth

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Present on the stomach wall these teeth grind food particles

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Digestive gland

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Where the small particles are sent from the stomach

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Green gland

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Regulates the amount of salt and liquid in the blood

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What type of circulatory system?

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Crayfish have an open circulatory system

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Compound eye

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Composed of hundreds or thousands closely packed lenses used for detecting predator and prey

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Trachea

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Present in insects. Air enters through small holes in the exoskeleton

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Esophagus

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Passes food from the mouthparts to the corp

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Corp

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Temporary storage for food

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Gizzard

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Grinds up food

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Midgut

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Absorbed nutrients passes undigested nutrients into the intestine

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Malpighian tubules

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Filter waste from body fluid. Get rid of metabolic waste

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Tympanum

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Insects use for hearing

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Complete metamorphosis

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The baby looks nothing like the adult when it is born

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Incomplete metamorphosis

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Looks like a carbon copy of the adult (smaller)

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Echinodermata

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Marine invertebrate with spiny skin, radial symmetry, water vascular system

-sea star

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Water vascular system

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Network of fluid filled tubes used for transport

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Tube feet

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Hallow thin walled structures that have a suction cup at the end

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Ampulla

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Located on the top of each tube foot helps force water through the water vascular system

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Lower stomach

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Sea star pushes the lower stomach through its mouth and onto prey. The stomach is then pulled in to the body to digest

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How do sea stars reproduce

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They can either reproduce sexually or asexually. They have separate sexes

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Nerve ring

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Coordinates movement by receiving signals from receptor cells

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What gives echinoderm their spiny skin

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Endoskeleton of calcium supports the echinoderm

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Asteroidea

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Sea stars, have 5 or more arms

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Ophiuroidea

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Brittle and basket star, move quickly compact size.

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Crinoidea

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Sea lilies and feather stars. Sessile traits while they are Los able to break away

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Echinoida

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Sea urchin and sand dollar, shaped like spheres or discs

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Holothuroidea

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Sea cucumber, no arms bilaterally segmented

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What are the three subphyla of chordates

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Lancelets, tunicates and vertebrates

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