subphylum myriapoda

Question 1

two main classes in myriapoda:

Answer 1

chilopoda and diplopoda

Question 2

myriapoda have ___ tagma

Answer 2

2. head + trunk, relatively homonomous

Question 3

the legs of myriapoda are all:

Answer 3

uniramous

Question 4

myriapoda have ___ pair(s) of _____ per segment

Answer 4

1; trachea, Malpighian tubes, ganglia

Question 5

T/F myriapoda have larval stages

Answer 5

FALSE: direct development

Question 6

diplopoda vs chilopoda

Answer 6

diplopoda are diplosegmented so that they have 2 pairs of legs per segment because each “segment” is actually 2 segments fused together

diplopoda are vegetarians, chilopoda are predators.

Question 7

sinusoidal movement

Answer 7

diplopoda wave motion of legs

Question 8

chilopoda are predators. what adaptations do they have?

Answer 8

1st trunk appendages (maxillapeds) are mod to poison claws