Ch. 13: Arthropods Flashcards
1
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Body symmetry
A
Bilateral
2
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Are they diploblastic or triploblastic?
A
Triploblastic
3
Q
Divided regions of the body are called
A
Tagmata
4
Q
4 main innovations
A
- Appendages: flexible, jointed
- Exoskeleton: cuticle
- Reduced coelom: no hydrostatic skeleton
- Growth by molting: way to grow with endoskeleton
5
Q
Digestive system
A
Complete
6
Q
Circulatory system
A
Open; hemocoel
7
Q
Excretory system
A
Insects: Malphigian tubes
Spiders: Coxal glands
Crustaceans: Green glands
8
Q
Subphylum’s of Arthropoda
A
- Subphylum Chelicerata
2. Subphylum Crustacea
9
Q
Subphylum Chelicerate
A
- Cephalothorax (head + thorax)
- 6 pairs of appendages
- 1st pair: chelicerae 2nd pair: pedipalps
10
Q
Classes in Subphylum Chelicerate
A
- Class Merostomata
- Class Picnogonida
- Class Arachnida
11
Q
Class Merostomata
A
Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Chelicerata
- Horseshoe crab
- Large carapace
- Abdomen with telson
12
Q
Class Picnogonida
A
Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Chelicerata
- Sea spiders
- Elongated cephalothorax
- Reduced abdomen
13
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Class Arachnida
A
Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Chelicerata
- Spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks
14
Q
Spiders
A
Class Arachnida
- Narrow waist
15
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Scorpions
A
Class Arachnida
- Terminal stinger