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100
The phylum name "Arthropoda" means this in Latin
What is "jointed foot?"
100
These are the three body regions of an insect.
What are head, thorax, abdomen?
100
Insects from Order Ephemeroptera are commonly called this.
What are mayflies?
100
Crabs, lobsters, and shrimp belong to this class and order
What is Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda?
100
The order of this animal:
What is Branchiopoda?
200
This is the most species-rich class in the phylum Arthropoda.
What is Class Insecta (the insects)?
200
Insects that go from an egg to a nymph stage in their development are called this.
What is hemimetabolous?
200
These colonial, eusocial insects belong to Order Blattodea.
What are termites?
200
This is the larval form of some crustaceans, such as the copepods.
What is a nauplius?
200
This is the larval form of some crustaceans, such as crabs.
What is a zoea?
300
One feature of Arthropods is an exoskeleton made of this.
What is chitin?
300
The most species-rich invertebrate order.
What is Coleoptera?
300
The order of this insect:
What is Hemiptera.
300
Some people will pay hundreds of dollars for "pill bugs," which belong to this order.
What is Isopoda?
300
Also called euphausiids, these crustaceans are being harvested at a rate that may be negatively impacting food sources for whales.
What are krill?
400
This arthropod subphylum is paraphyletic.
What is Crustacea?
400
The order of this insect
What is Neuroptera?
400
Coleopterans are defined by their hardened forewings called this.
What are elytra?
400
These crustaceans get their name from the fact that they carry their young in a brood pouch.
What are opossum shrimp (Order Mysida)?
400
Also called "scuds," these malacostracans do not have a carapace.
What are amphipods?
500
Along with nematodes, arthropods comprise this clade.
What is Ecdysozoa?
500
Despite having "fly" in their name, spotted lanternflies are NOT a member of this order - the true flies.
What is Diptera?
500
The order of this insect:
What is Lepidoptera?
500
Commonly called seed shrimp, crustaceans of this class look like little planktonic clams.
What are ostracods (Class Ostracoda)?
500
The class and order of mantis shrimp (which are not actually shrimp).
What is Class Malacostraca, Order Stomatopoda?