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What is tagmatization? |
The grouping or fusion of adjacent segments into larger functional units |
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What is Metamerisms? |
metamerism is the phenomenon of having a linear series of body segments fundamentally similar in structure |
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What classes are crustaceans in? |
Cephalocarida, Maxillopoda, Ostracoda, and Malacostraca |
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What is the exoskeleton, be specific. |
a rigid external covering for the body made of chitin and calcium carbonate |
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What is the exoskeleton made of? |
chitin and calcium carbonate |
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What is the process of the exoskeleton hardening called? |
sclerotisation |
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Describe metamorphosis. |
a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism |
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What is the subphylum trilobitomorpha named for? Use book |
trilobitomorpha was named for the trilobites that are now extinct |
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Horseshoe crabs belong to what subphylum? |
chelicerate |
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Chillicerates have a cephalathorax, or head, this is called the______? |
prosoma |
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What does the opthisoma contain? |
spinnerets |
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Gas exchange happens in _______ lungs/gills. |
s |
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How many tagmata does Aranea have? |
they have 2 |
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What arthropods were the first to invade land? Use book. |
s |
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What genus of scorpions have caused the most human deaths? |
Androctonus |
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Many spiders produce________ to catch prey. |
webs |
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A chigger is in what order? |
Trombidiformes |
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What arthropod transmits Lyme Disease? |
tick |
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The majority of crustaceans live where? |
in the water |
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Brine shrimp and fairy shrimp are in what class? See PPT |
branchpoda |
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Know the anatomy of the crayfish by sketching a small drawing. |
s |
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Know the anatomy of the grasshopper by sketching a small drawing. |
s |
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What class does a black widow belong to? |
Arachnida |
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What class and order does the daddy long-legs belong in? |
arachnida and araneae |
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What order are the mites in? |
acarina |
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What are the two arachnids that are poisonous to humans? |
brown recluse and black widow |
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Describe from an evolutionary perspective why the arthropods are so successful. Why do they need and exoskeleton? |
s |