Zoology Study Guide- Arthropods

Front 1

What is tagmatization?

Back 1

The grouping or fusion of adjacent segments into larger functional units

Front 2

What is Metamerisms?

Back 2

metamerism is the phenomenon of having a linear series of body segments fundamentally similar in structure

Front 3

What classes are crustaceans in?

Back 3

Cephalocarida, Maxillopoda, Ostracoda, and Malacostraca

Front 4

What is the exoskeleton, be specific.

Back 4

a rigid external covering for the body made of chitin and calcium carbonate

Front 5

What is the exoskeleton made of?

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chitin and calcium carbonate

Front 6

What is the process of the exoskeleton hardening called?

Back 6

sclerotisation

Front 7

Describe metamorphosis.

Back 7

a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism

Front 8

What is the subphylum trilobitomorpha named for? Use book

Back 8

trilobitomorpha was named for the trilobites that are now extinct

Front 9

Horseshoe crabs belong to what subphylum?

Back 9

chelicerate

Front 10

Chillicerates have a cephalathorax, or head, this is called the______?

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prosoma

Front 11

What does the opthisoma contain?

Back 11

spinnerets

Front 12

Gas exchange happens in _______ lungs/gills.

Back 12

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Front 13

How many tagmata does Aranea have?

Back 13

they have 2

Front 14

What arthropods were the first to invade land? Use book.

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Front 15

What genus of scorpions have caused the most human deaths?

Back 15

Androctonus

Front 16

Many spiders produce________ to catch prey.

Back 16

webs

Front 17

A chigger is in what order?

Back 17

Trombidiformes

Front 18

What arthropod transmits Lyme Disease?

Back 18

tick

Front 19

The majority of crustaceans live where?

Back 19

in the water

Front 20

Brine shrimp and fairy shrimp are in what class? See PPT

Back 20

branchpoda

Front 21

Know the anatomy of the crayfish by sketching a small drawing.

Back 21

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Front 22

Know the anatomy of the grasshopper by sketching a small drawing.

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Front 23

What class does a black widow belong to?

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Arachnida

Front 24

What class and order does the daddy long-legs belong in?

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arachnida and araneae

Front 25

What order are the mites in?

Back 25

acarina

Front 26

What are the two arachnids that are poisonous to humans?

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brown recluse and black widow

Front 27

Describe from an evolutionary perspective why the arthropods are so successful. Why do they need and exoskeleton?

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