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Overview of Arthropods
Crustaceans
Centipedes and Millipedes
Arachnids
Insects
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An _____________ is any moveable extension of an animal's body
appendage
100
The part of the exoskeleton that covers the head-chest region of a crustacean is the _____________
Carapace
100
One pair of legs per body segment
Centipede
100
The most common kind of arachnid
Spider
100
The insects have three body sections: the head, the abdomen, and the _________
Thorax
200
The hard, shell-like covering of an arthropod
Exoskeleton
200
The ____________ are used to tear, crush, and chew food
Mandibles
200
Round bodies
Millipedes
200
Arachnids have ___________ pairs of legs
4
200
The series of changes an insect undergoes as it develops into an adult is called __________
Metamorphosis
300
The exoskeleton is made of ________________
chitin
300
Crustaceans have ___________ eyes that detect movement and light
compound
300
May give off a foul odor to keep predators away
Millipede
300
Spiders spin webs with __________
Spinnerets
300
The organ found on a grasshopper's legs used for hearing
Tympanum
400
Shedding the exoskeleton is called __________________
Molting
400
This crustacean has a different number of eyes at different stages of its life
Barnacle
400
Poisionous claws attached to the first segment for catching prey
centipede
400
_______________ are the only arthropods to bear live young
Scorpions
400
Small holes on the abdomen used for breathing
Spiracles
500
Why do arthropods shed their exoskeletons?
They outgrow them and need to make a bigger one
500
These are sense organs used for taste and touch
Antennae
500
Eat decaying plants
Millipedes
500
Ticks can cause one of these two diseases:
Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever
500
Insects can live anywhere EXCEPT
The ocean