sub P. Chelicerformes Flashcards
1
Q
body type
A
no antenna, 4 pair legs, chelicerae, no wings
2
Q
C. Merostomata
A
Horseshoe Crabs (bottom feeder, aquatic, copulate on land but go back to water later) Use by pharmaceutical industry to check purity of blood
3
Q
Subphylum crustacea
A
antenna 2 pairs, legs 5-20 pairs, mandibles, no wings, lives in SW, FW, and T
4
Q
Sub Phylum Hexapoda
-characteristics and ecology
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- (six legs): 1 pair antenna, 3 pairs of legs, 2 pairs of wings, mandible mouth parts
- pollinate plant, food for other animals, eat crops, eat 1/3 of food we grow. Other arthropod supplies food to us, provide proteins to us