Terrestrial Arthropods Flashcards
Subphylum Uniramia - all appendages are _________.
unbranched
(Uniramia) Tagmata _________ – either head & segmented trunk (________) or head, thorax & abdomen (________).
Reduced, myriapods, in insects
(Uniramia) Abdominal appendages _______ or ________.
Reduced, absent
(Uniramia) Only one pair of…
Antennae
(Uniramia) Gills used by ________; adults use ________ (tubes) to bring outside air into _________ & allow gas exchange.
Aquatic larvae, trachea, blood sinuses
(Uniramia) Distribute gases in body interior using ________ (branched tubes) via _______ (openings) in exoskeleton.
Tracheids, spiracles
(Uniramia) Excretion by ____________ which dump into ______ to conserve water.
Malpighian tubules, gut
(Uniramia) Class Chilopoda – __________
The Centipedes
(Uniramia, Chilopoda) _______ body; up to _____ segments
Flattened, 177
(Uniramia, Chilopoda) Each segment except the one _________ and the last two have a __________.
Behind the head, pair of appendages
(Uniramia, Chilopoda) The head has _____ pair of antennae, a pair of ________ & one or two pairs of ________.
One, mandibles, maxillae
(Uniramia, Chilopoda) Eyes consist of groups of ________ (perceive light, not images)
Ocelli
(Uniramia, Chilopoda) Malpighian tubules empty into the __________ (conserves water).
Intestine
(Uniramia, Chilopoda) No _________.
Metamorphosis
(Uniramia, Chilopoda) Tropical species “__________” on 1st body segment.
Poison claws
Diplopoda – _________.
The millipedes
(Uniramia, Diplopoda) Due to fusion of segments in the larvae, each segment has _______ pairs of appendages.
Two
(Uniramia, Diplopoda) More ________ – less flat; _________ segments.
Cylindrical, 25-100
(Uniramia, Diplopoda) _______ eyes, antennae. mandibles & maxillae.
Simple
(Uniramia, Diplopoda) _________; in dark, moist places.
Herbivores
(Uniramia, Pauropoda) __________ & small (less than 2 mm).
Soft bodied
(Uniramia, Pauropoda + Symphyla) Live in leaf litter (_________).
Decomposers
(Uniramia, Pauropoda) No…
True eyes, tracheae or circulatory system
(Uniramia, Symphyla) Slightly ______ (2-10 mm)
Larger
(Uniramia, Symphyla) No ________ but has tracheae.
True eyes
(Uniramia, Insecta) Most _________ & diverse of all arthropods.
Abundant
(Uniramia, Insecta) Up to _______ species world wide.
30 million
(Uniramia, Insecta) Aquatic habitats include…
Freshwater, brackish water & salt marshes
(Uniramia, Insecta) From forest floor to ________.
Canopy
(Uniramia, Insecta) Exoskeleton & Malpighian system prevents _______ in deserts.
Drying
(Uniramia, Insecta) _________ to many plants & animals.
Parasitic
(Uniramia, Insecta) Head bearing antennae & _________ eyes; thorax w/ ________ pairs of legs & often ________ pairs of wings.
Compound, three, two
