Arthropoda Flashcards
What is the phylum?
Arthropoda
What does the phylum Arthropoda mean?
joint foot
What is the symmetry of Arthropoda?
Bilateral Symmetry
What is the body like?
has head, thorax and abdomen, or cephalothorax (head & thorax fused together) and abdomen
What type of skeleton do they have and what is it made of?
Exoskeleton made of protein, lipid, chitin, and calcium carbonate
Fertilization takes place?
Internal fertilization. Sexes usually separate, with paired reproductive organs and ducts
What type of animal is it when there are eggs outside of the body and it lays eggs?
Oviparous
What type of animal is it when the eggs are internal and gives live birth?
Ovoviviparios
Where does gas exchange take place?
body surface, gills, trachea (air tubes), or book lungs
What is the circulatory system like?
Open circulatory system
What do arthropoda do to get larger and grow?
ecdysis (molting)
What are the paired excretory glands called?
Coxal, antennal glands, or maxillary glands
