Lab 4 Vocab (Arthropods) Flashcards
Phylum arthropoda 5 subphyla
Trilobitomorpha, chelicerata, crustacea, myriapoda, hexapoda
Subphyla chelicerata 2 classes
merostomata, arachnida
Subphyla crustacea class
malacostraca
Subphyla myriapoda 2 classes
diplopoda, chilopoda
Subphyla hexapoda class
insecta
Exoskeleton
big number of advantages, attachment site for internalized muscles, structural support, support from desiccation and allows appendages to function as levers. light and flexible, but with biophysical constraints since non growing.
Ecdysis
moulting: shedding exoskeleton (old cuticle) and secreting new one. to overcome biophysical constraints
Locomotion
jointed legs help them move forward with minimal upset to its organs.
Nervous/sensory coordination
evolved brain, antennae, compound or simple eyes
Food acquisition and digestion
complete digestive tract. foregut, midgut and hindgut (all lined with cuticle)
excretion and water balance
organs in haemocoel, bathed in body fluids. Nitrogenous waste expelled through coxal glands or malphighian tubules.
Terrestrial excretions
uric acid
aquatic excretions
ammonia
haemocoel
body cavity where organs are bathed in bodily fluids allowing exchange of nutrients and waste
Circulation
open circulation system, dorsal contractile vessel “heart”. nutrient and waste exchange, no gasses
Respiration
book gills and book lungs, tracheal systems consisting of tracheae and spiracles controlled by valves.
tracheae
chitin lined tubes which ramify deep within the body
spiracles
external openings controlled by valves that are part of the respiratory system
Reproduction/development
dioecious (separate sexes), some parthenogenic (development of gamete without fertilization)
Tagmata
fusion of segments into specialized regions
Chelicerate tagmata
prosoma and opisthosoma
Myriapods tagmata
head and trunk
crustaceans tagmata
head and pereon (cephalothorax), and pleon
insects (hexapods)
head, thorax, abdomen