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Any structure, such as a leg or an antenna, that grows out of the body of an animal.
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appendage
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Shedding the old exoskeleton
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molting
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In other groups, there is an abdomen and a fused head and thorax
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cephalothorax
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Branching networks of hollow air passages that carry air throughout the body
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tracheal tubes
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Air enters and leaves the tracheal tubes through openings on the thorax and abdomen called
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spiracles
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air-filled chambers that contain leaflike plates
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book lungs
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Chemical odor signals given off by animals to engage in a variety of behaviors.
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pheromones
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A visual structure with only one lens that is used for detecting light.
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Simple eye
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A visual structure with may lenses
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compound eye
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The mouthparts of most arthropod groups include one pair of jaws called_______. are adapted for holding, chewing, sucking, or biting the various foods eaten by arthropods
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Mandibles
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Most terrestrial arthropods excrete wstes through____
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Malpighian tubules
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A form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from an unfertilized egg
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parthenogenesis
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Most terrestrial arthropods excrete wstes through____
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Malpighian tubules
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A form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from an unfertilized egg
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parthenogenesis
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