lecture 6 arthropoda 1: gen characteristics, crustatceans, millipedes, centipedes, spiders Flashcards
what does the phylum arthropoda mean in latin
arthro = joint poda = feet
what kind of symmetry do arthropods have
bilateral
what kind of coelomates are arthropods
coelomates
what kind of skeleton do arthropods have
exoskeleton
what are arthropods skeletons made of
chitin and proteins
segregated by the epidermis
benefits of the exoskeleton
protects you and prevents water loss
independence from environment
more efficient locomotion
drawbacks of an exoskeleton
its makes it difficult to grow and gas exchange difficult.
limited movement
four stages of moulting
intermoult
premoult
moult
post moult
how does moulting happen
first the skeleton seperates from the cells, then a new cuticle forms
new skin has room for expansion
what type of body do arthropods have
segmented
what kind of legs do arthropods have
paired, jointed appendages
what are the parts of the body
head
thorax
abdoment
what does the thorax carry
the legs
whats in the abdomen
most of the internal organs
how do small arthropods have gas exchange
through the skin, restricted to damp areas
how do aquatic crustations have gas exchange
gills Blood to supply to filaments O2 diffise from water to blood
how do terrestrial scorpions & spiders have gas exchance
book lungs In terrestrial need to take O2 from air – 2 solutions – book lung – big spiders and scorpions is inside the body air flows in through a pair of holes on the abdomen and diffuses across membranes in these plaques.
how do terrestrial insects and millipedes have gas exchange
tracheae
Many insects, small spiders (can have both) and millipedes – system of tubes getting narrower and narrower as get deeper in the body – tubes also contain fluid O2 diffuses, but no blood – tiny tubes go right into the muscles and organs.
what do mechanoreceptors sense
touch and vibrations
what do chemo receptors sense
smell and taste
what do photoreceptors sense
ocelli & compound eyes
light
what kind of eyes do spiders have
simple eyes with a single lense but up to 8
what type of sexual reproduction do arthropods have
sexual reproduction with seperate sexes
external (horseshoe crab)
internal
how do horseshoe crabs mate
female lays in hole on beach and male releases sperm over the eggs.
what are the arthropod subphylums
trilobitomorpha pycnogonida crustacea myriapoda chelicerata hexapoda