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An example of an organism in Kingdom Animailia, Phylum Arthropod, Class Crustacea is a _____________ |
crayfish |
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Most organism in Class Crustacea live in _______________ ___________and are smaller than a lobster. |
fresh water |
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The crayfish uses ________ to extract dissolved oxygen from water. |
gills |
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This system's job is to transport oxygen to the cells that need it. |
circulatory system |
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Why does the crayfish bleed if it looses a craw or a foot? |
It has a double membrane in it's appendages that seals the wounded area off. |
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What happens to a crayfish that loses a claw or foot? |
regeneration....it grows another one |
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Is regeneration a form of sexual reproduction or a repair mechanism? |
repair mechanism |
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What do crayfish use to break down their food into small chunks? |
mandibles |
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in the crayfish, food enters the mouth and go to the esophagus and then to the stomach. Small particles go to the _____________ ________and larger particles go to the _____________________ |
digestive glands, intestines |
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Gonad-
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general term for the organ that produces gametes
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Sexual reproduction begins in the _____________ |
gonads |
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In females, the gonads are called the ____________ |
ovary |
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In males, the gonads are called the ___________ |
testes |
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During the crayfish's first year of life it will molt _____ times because of the rapid growth. |
7 |
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After the first year of life, the crayfish usually only molts _______ a year |
twice |
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Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropod, Class Arachnida include _________________ |
spiders |
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Spiders help keep the ___________ population in check |
insect |
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5 Characteristics of spiders: |
4 pair of walking legs, a cephalothorax (2 segment body), pair of simple eyes, book lungs, and antennae |
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In spiders, respiration is done though _______ ________ |
book lungs |