Daily Double
What is an anthropod?
a segmented invertabrae with a hard outer skeleton
Which of these is NOT a requirement for an adult creature to be considered an insect?
a. having three body segments
b. having antennae
c. living on land
d. having six legs
c. living on land
Which is true of the type of skeleton found in echinoderms?
a. The skeleton is located just above the surface of the echinoderm's skin.
b. The skeleton is compared of a network of stiff, hard plates.
c. The skeleton is made of bones, much like vertebrates.
d. The skeleton is made up of long, sharp spines.
b. The skeleton is compared of a network of stiff, hard plates.
Which is true of bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods?
a. All are types of mollusks
b. All have a distinct head
c. All are types of echinoderms.
d. All move by smoothly gliding over a surface
a. All are types of mollusks
A lady bug is a type of insect that can fly.
a small anthropod with 6 legs, 3 bods segments, and usually 2 to 4 wings
Which animals are NOT anthropods?
a. arachnids
b. crustaceans
c. insects
d. worms
d. worms
Which of these may cause plants to develop defensive adaptations?
a. An insect that carries pollen from flower to flower
b. A butterfly that reaches into plants to get nectar.
c. A grasshopper that has jawlike mouth parts used to eat plants
d. A stick insect that has the same color and shape as a twig.
c. A grasshopper that has jawlike mouth parts used to eat plants
What is a mantle?
a. layer of folded skin that protects a mollusk's internal organs
Which is NOT true of octopuses and squids?
a. All octopuses and squids have pair of eyes, a mouth, tentacles, and a mantle.
b. Some octopuses and squids can change body color to match their surroundings.
c. Some octopuses and squids release dark clouds of inlike fluid into the water, to confuse their predators.
d. Some octopuses and squids have shells made up of separate compartments, or chambers.
d. Some octopuses and squids have shells made up of separate compartments, or chambers.
People like crustaceons...
crab or shrimp with a hard outer shell, several pairs of legs and that usually live in water
According to the text, which adaptation gives anthropods the ability to live in many different enviornments?
a. the joints alonf the different segments
b. the exoskeleton, which completely covers the body
c. the three segmented sections
d. the many pair of legs
b. the exoskeleton, which completely covers the body
Which is true of insects?
a. All insects must live in groups in order to survive
b. Often with social insects, only the queen produces and lay eggs.
c. Only some insects can reproduce sexually.
d. All insects have wither one or two pair of wings.
b. Often with social insects, only the queen produces and lay eggs.
Which is NOT an example of a bivalve?
a. a musel
b. a scallop
c. a slug
d. an oyster
c. a slug
According to the passage, how are cephalopods different from bivalves and gastropods?
a. Cephalopods have mouths and sensory organs, but bivalves and gastropds do not.
b. Cephalopods have tentacles for capturing prey, but bivalves and gastropods do not.
c. Cephalopods have gills, but bivalves and gastropods do not
d. Cephalopods have eyes, but bivalves and gastropods do not.
b. Cephalopods have tentacles for capturing prey, but bivalves and gastropods do not.
The legs and wings of a flying insect are always attached to the thorax.
middle section of an antyhropods body
Which is NOT of the three sections that an anthropod is typically made up of?
a. a head
b. a neck
c. an abdomen
d. a thorax
b. a neck
Which sequence describes the stages of the metamorphosis process in the correct order?
I. The insect spends most of its tiem eating.
II. The insect is capable of producing a new generation.
III. The insect is protected within a casing while its body starts to develop.
a. III, II, I
b. I, III, II
C. III, I, II
d. I, II, III
b. I, III, II
a. by using to move along a surface
b. by pushing water forcefully through a siphon which produces a jet of water
c. by balancing upright, opening its shell, and pushing the foot in and out.
d. by gliding along a surface on their muscular foot
c. by balancing upright, opening its shell, and pushing the foot in and out.
Which is NOT an example of an echinoderm?
a. a periwinkle
b. a sea star
c. a sand dollar
d. a sea urchin
a. a periwinkle
For an anthropod, the times when it molts are dangerous because its soft body is exposed to predators.
to shed feathers, skin, an old shell etc. to allow for growth
When would be a good time for a predator to attack an anthropod?
a. when an anthropod is molting
b. when an anthropod is under water
c. when an anthropod is above ground
d. when an anthropod is moving.
a. when an anthropod is molting
Which is true of both spiders and centipedes?
a. Both spiders and centipedes have four pairs of legs.
b. Both spiders and centipedes have two body segments
c. Both spiders and centipedes are predators.
d. Both spiders and centipedes produce silk to make webs for capturing food.
. Both spiders and centipedes are predators.
Which is NOT true of why gastropods are thought to be the most diverse of mollusks?
a. Some gastropods live on land while others live in water.
b. Some gastropods have tentacles while others do not.
c. Some gastropods have shells while others do not.
d. Some gastropods have lungs while others have gills.
b. Some gastropods have tentacles while others do not.
Which is true of the type of skeleton found in echinoderms?
a. The skeleton is located jsut above the surface of the echinoderm's skin.
b. The skeleton is comprised of a network of stiff, hard plates.
c. The skeleton is made of bones, much like vertebrates.
d. The skeleton is made up of long, sharp spines.
b. The skeleton is comprised of a network of stiff, hard plates.
a strong rigid outer layer that covers and protects the body of some invertebrate animals, such as arthropods.