INVERTABRATES 2 Flashcards
3 common arthropod characteristics
jointed appendages
tough exoskeleton
segmented body
3 ways of respiration for arthropods
Gills
Book gills/ Lungs
Tracheal tubes
4 classes of Arthropods (and example)
Trilobita, ancient dwellers of the sea. All extinct
Chelicerata, Spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks
Crustacea, Crabs, crayfish, lobster
Uniramia, insects, millipedes, centipedes
To grow, all arthropods must ___
molt
What is molting
shedding their exoskeleton
Another word for the process of dramatic change?
Metamorphosis
2 types of metamorphosis
complete, incomplete
Phylum Echinodermata 4 characteristics
5 part radial symmetry
spiny skin
water vascular system
tube feet
2 types of feeding
carnivores, using feet to pry open shells
filter feeders, uses tube feet to filter
Respiration
skin gills
internal transport
moved with internal fluids and digestive glands
Excretion
Mouth and anus
Chemical waste excretion
ammonia, excreted through tube feet
Advanced nervous system?
No
3 things about response
primitve nervous system
nerves around mouth and arms
clustered eye spots