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What does "Arthropoda" mean?
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"Joint Foot"
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What are the three groups of Arthropoda?
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Crustaceans, spiders and relatives, and insects and relatives
(Crusta-ceans) |
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What are examples of Crustaceans?
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Crabs, lobster, shrimp, crayfish, barnacles, and etc.
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What are examples of spiders and their relatives?
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Spiders, horse crabs, ticks, mites, and scorpions
(scorp-ions) |
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What are examples of insects and relatives?
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Insects, centipedes (two legs per body segment), and millipedes (four legs per body segment)
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How do we classify arthropods?
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Number/Structure of *body segments and *appendages
(Appen-dages) |
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What are the things an Arthropod can be? (food-wise)
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- Herbivores
- Carnivores - Omnivores - Blood-suckers - Filter-feeders - Detritivores (De-triti-vores) - Parasites |
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What functions can the various mouth-parts of an Arthropod preform?
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- Pinching
- Sucking - Chewing - Etc. |
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How do terrestrial arthropods reproduce?
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Sexually by **INTERNAL fertilization (male drops off sperm and female puts it in)
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How do aquatic arthropods reproduce?
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Sexually by INTERNAL or EXTERNAL fertilization
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What is a "true" example of incomplete metamorphosis?
(Meta-morph-o-sis) |
A mayfly larva that is raised in water grows to be a full-grown, adult mayfly
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How can an Arthropod move?
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By almost any means (jumping, flying, crawling, etc.)
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What does "Cephela" refer to?
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The head of an organism
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What is an example of complete metamorphosis?
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A caterpillar turning into a butterfly
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What are the exoskeletons of Arthropods made of?
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Chitin
(Chit-in) |
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What is a Cephalothorax?
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The head and body, fused together, of an organism
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What is the term referred to when the head and body of an organism are fused together?
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Cephalothorax
(Ceph-alo-thorax) |
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What is an "ocelli" like?
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An extra eye-spot
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What kind of symmetry do Arthropods have?
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Bilateral Symmetry
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What is the process by which Arthropods shed their exoskeleton?
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Molting
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What do Arthropods shed during molting?
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Their exoskeleton
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What kind of circulatory system do Arthropods have?
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An open-circulatory system (**Important)
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What are the tubes inside the body of an insect which they breathe through?
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Tracheal Tubes
(Trac-heal) |
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What are the holes on the outside of an insect's exoskeleton by which gases enter?
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Spiracles
(Spira-cles) |
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What is the 3-Part insect body plan?
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- Head
- Thorax - Abdomen (Ab-domen) |
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What does the head, thorax, and abdomen make up of an insect?
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The 3 part body-plan
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What does Echinodermata mean?
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"Spiny Skin"
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What are the five main groups of Echinodermata?
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- Sea Urchins
- Brittle Stars - Sand Dollars - Sea Cucumbers - Sea Stars (starfish) |
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How many species of Sand Dollar are there?
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three
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How do Echinodermata obtain their food?
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Some have a jaw-like structure to scrape algae off rocks
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How do starfish obtain food from crustaceans?
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By first prying the shell open and then lowering their stomach to eat the insides
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How do members of Phylum Echinodermata reproduce?
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Sexually (**External Reproduction - Important)
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What is unique about the symmetry of Echinoderms?
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The larva are *bilateral, and the adults have *5-part radial symmetry (VERY IMPORTANT)
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What kind of symmetry do the larva of Phylum Echinodermata have?
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Bilateral Symmetry (**Important)
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What kind of symmetry do the adult organisms of Phylum Echinodermata have?
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5-Part Radial Symmetry (**Important)
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What do some Echinoderms use for movement?
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**Tube feet, and thin layers of muscle attached to the endoskeleton
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What do sea urchins and sand dollars use for movement?
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They have movable spines that are attached to their endoskeletons
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What type of cephalization do Echinodermata have?
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NO Cephalization!! (no head) (**Important)
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What is the texture of an Echinoderms skin?
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Spiny
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What is the internal skeleton of an Echinoderm called?
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Endoskeleton
(Endo-skeleton) |
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What type of system do starfish have?
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A water-vascular system
(vas-cul-ar) |
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What do some Echinoderms have that aid in respiration, circulation, and movement?
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Tube Feet
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What do "tube feet" aid in?
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- Respiration
- Circulation - Movement |
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What kind of symmetry do adult Echinoderms have?
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5-part radial symmetry (**Important..)
(Rad-ial Sym-metry) |