vocabulary
parts of arthropods
arthropods
Insects
Metamorphosis
100
any part of a larger structure that is set off by natural or arbitrary boundaries
What is a segment
100
mouthparts that can pierce and chew food
What is mandibles
100
This makes arachnids different from other arthropods. They do not have these.
What is antennae
100
Most insects go through a complex change called what
What is metamorphosis
100
Name 2 insects that go through complete metamorphosis and 2 that go through incomplete metamorphosis
What is complete- butterflies, beetles, flies, ants, bees, wasps Incomplete- Grasshoppers and cockroaches
200
a hard, external supporting structure that helps water stya in the animal
What is exoskeleton
200
a part that is made of both a head and thorax
What is cephalothorax
200
Name three kinds of arachnids
What is spiders or ticks or scorpions or mites (many may apply)
200
The largest group of arthropods
What is insects
200
The third stage in complete metamorphosis
What is pupa
300
an eye composed of many light detectors
What is compound eye
300
instead of mandibles some have a pair of claw-like mouthparts
What is chelicerae
300
Most arachnids have how many PAIRS of legs
What is 4 pairs
300
The only place insects are not found is where
What is oceans
300
Less complicated and has only 3 stages: egg, nymph, adult
What is incomplete metamorphosis
400
a body cavity that contains the internal organs
What is coelom
400
a feeler that senses taste, touch and smell.
What is antenna
400
We spiders have special eyes called what
What is simple eyes
400
Insects thoraxs are made up of how many segements
What is 3
400
The first stage of complete metamorphosis
What is egg
500
a circulatory system in which the circulatory fluid is not contained entirely within the vessels.
What is open circulatory system.
500
the three main parts of arthropods
What is head, thorax, abdomen
500
These live in forests, bushy areas, and grassy lawns and are parasites that attach to a hosts skin and feed on its blood
What is ticks
500
Insects have what kind of eye and how many
What is one pair of compound eyes
500
Some nymphs shed their exoskeleton several times in a process called what
What is molting
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