Ch 2 - Observing Invertebrates (2.7 - 2.11) Flashcards
List four characteristics of crustaceans.
Any of the following:
jointed appendages
segmented bodies with three main body regions
external skeletons made of chitin
four antennae
many have pincers and ten jointed legs
most have compound eyes on eye stalks
What term describes the process in which a crustacean sheds its exoskeleton to make room for its expanding body?
moulting
Which crustaceans run sideways?
crabs
Name the hard, protective shell that shields a crab’s soft body.
carapace
Which lobster does not have pincers?
Spiny lobster
What are the smallest shrimp mentioned in the text?
brine shrimp
What are the largest shrimp mentioned in the text?
prawns
What crustacean lives in damp areas on land?
wood louse or pillbug (roly-poly)
(we call them slaters)
What fast, flat-bodied, carnivorous arthropod has one pair of legs per body segment, and what does its name mean?
the centipede; one-hundred footed
What slow, round-bodied, herbivorous arthropod has two pairs of legs per body segment, and what does its name mean?
millipede; one-thousand footed
What invertebrates swallow soil and are beneficial to farmers?
earthworms
Name three parasitic worms.
leeches
tapeworms
roundworms
Identify the order of invertebrates whose name means “stomach-foot” and give two examples.
gastropods
eg: snail, slug, cowrie, conch, nudibranch
What is the name for a one-shelled mollusk, and give two examples.
univalve
eg: cowrie, conch, snail
What is the name for a two-shelled mollusk? Give two examples.
bivalve
eg: mussel, oyster, clam, scallop