Lecture 24: Arthropoda I Flashcards

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Phylum Arthropoda traits

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Most species-rich phylum of any organism
Open circ system
Segmented
Jointed appendages

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Cephalization?

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Nervous system becomes concentrated towards head.

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Tagmatization?

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Segmented body & jointed appendages arranged into functional units w/ specialized function

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Arthropod groups?

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Trilobita
Crustacea
Myriapoda
Chelicerata
Hexapoda
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Crustacea?

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Crabs, lobsters and shrimp
Mostly marine
Compound eyes and two antenna
Cephalothorax
Carapace
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Cephalothorax?

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Head and thorax merged

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Carapace

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Shields lateral and dorsal sides as well as abdomen

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Thoracic limbs?

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Locomotion in crustacean

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Abdominal limbs?

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Filter feeding, carrying eggs, swimming in crustacean

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Crustacean exoskeleton is strengthened with?

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Calcium carbonate

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Aquatic crustacea use ___, terrestrial use ___?

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gills, trachae

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Crustacean life?

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Separate sexes
Variable
Sperm transfer via copulaton

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Ecology?

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Diverse
Some filter feed
Some predatory (feed on fish)
Some are commensals or parasites of vertebrates or invertebrates

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Hexapod and myriapod similarities?

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One pair of antennae
Mandibles
Trachae for gas exchange

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Hexapods traits?

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6 legs

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Hexapod morphology?

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Head with one pair of antennae
Thorax with 3 pairs of legs
Abdomen
Cerci (segmented appendages)
Compound eyes
some have ocelli (simple eyes)
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Incomplete metamorphosis?

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Grasshoppers and dragonflies

Nymphs share morphology of adults but grow wings over time

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Complete metamorphosis?

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Wings develop all at once in a pupa

Morphology of adult is different

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Moulting in hexapods

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Shedding all ectodermally-derived cuticle

20
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Hexapoda sex?

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Different sexes
Collembolans and apterygote insects transfer sperm indirectly
Pterygotes copulate

21
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Importance of hexapods?

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Polliation
Important decomposers
Predators, herbivores, vectors, and parasites