PHYLUM ARTHROPODA Flashcards
1
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3 main characteristics of arthropoda
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Segmented bodies
Jointed appendages
Have exoskeletons
2
Q
are coelomate, bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic,
protostomes
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arthropoda
3
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- Well develop organ system
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arthropoda
4
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- Share with annelids the character of conspicuous
segmentation (different ancestor)
*Contains exoskeleton - chitins - segmented body, both internally and externall
- true body segments primitively bear a pair of jointed
appendages - annelid-like nervous system: dorsal brain, circumenteric
connectives, paired ventral nerve cords (often fused to
some extent) - growth by molting (ecdysis)
*most are dioecious
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arthropoda
5
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Have a well-developed
protective coloration and
protective resemblances
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arthropoda
6
Q
arthropods have vMore pronounced
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cephalization
7
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