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15 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 animals in the reading that belong to the phylum mollusca |
Snails Slugs Octopus Clams Squid |
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What are the 3 main body sections of a mollusk |
Muscular foot Mantle Visceral mass |
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What are the 3 main classes of mollusks |
Gastropoda Cephalopods Bivalves |
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What do mollusks use a siphon for |
A siphon is a hollow tube that a mollusk uses to draw water into the mantle and push water out |
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What are the 3 characteristics of arthropods |
Exoskeleton Bilateral symmetry Jointed appendages |
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What is a compound eye |
Thousands of tiny visual units which are independent and has a wide field of view and can see movement but isn’t sharp |
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What is molting |
Arthropods shed and discard their exoskeleton |
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What do insects use a mandible for |
A pair of Specialized appendages that are mouthparts and either grasp, crush or cut the insect food or defend against predators |
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3 examples of crustaceans |
Crab Lobster Barnacles |
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What is metamorphosis |
Process of physical change/ complete or incomplete |
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4 stages of metamorphosis |
Egg Larva Pupa Adult |
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What does caste mean with social insects |
A caste is different roles that each insect has within a colony |
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Pheremones |
Chemicals that are used for communication |
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Honeybee colony worker bee |
Workers care for the eggs. They also get food and maintain and defend the hive |
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Termite colony soldier |
Use their large jaws to defend colony |
