Arthropoda Flashcards

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true or false
arthropods are the most dominant and specious phylum

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true

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when was a time that the arthropods had vast diversification before going extinct

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Cambrian explosion

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Arthropods = ______ which = _____

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segmentation = Hox genes

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what do ALL Arthropods show

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segmentation

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did the arthropod body plan result from new Hox genes

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NO, according to the experiment with the dye, these hox genes were NOT only present in the arthropods but ALSO in the outgroup (Onychophorans)

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what is the relationship between the Hox genes and complexity

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as we increase in complexity and sophistication, there will be an increase in Hox genes

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3 developmental traits of the Arthropods

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  1. protostome
  2. bilateral symmtery
  3. triploblastic (coelomate)
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what are the traits that allow the Arthropod successfulness

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  1. hard exoskeleton
  2. jointed paired appendages
  3. sensory organs
  4. body segmentation
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what are some adaptions to lobster appendages

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  1. some for swimming
  2. some for walking
  3. some for feeding
  4. some for defence
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what was a key adaption that led to the successfulness of arthropods

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wings and the ability to fly

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what was the importance of flight

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  1. evade predators
  2. easy to catch prey
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true or false
for most insects wings are modified legs

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FALSE- they are NOT modified legs

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what is the benefit of segmentation

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permits specialization of functions = efficient division of labour among regions

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what are wings of insects made from

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cuticle

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what is the cuticle

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an exoskeleton

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what is the cuticle made from

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layers of protein and chitin

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what are some examples of well-developed sense organs in arthropods

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  1. eyes
  2. olfactory receptors
  3. antennae
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do arthropods have an open or closed circulatory system

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open

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describe the coelom in arthropods

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its a true coelom that is very reduced

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differentiate between the different gas exchange methods for members living in terrestrial and aquatic habitats

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aquatic
1. have gills with feather extensions

terrestrial
1. have INTERNAl surfaces for gas exchange

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what allowed for the transition of life on land for arthropods

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  1. combination of gas exchange methods
  2. flight
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describe the historical classification of crustaceans

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paraphyletic

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three lineages of arthropods

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  1. chelicerates
  2. myriapods
  3. Pancrustaceans
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chelicerates include

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  1. spiders
  2. ticks
  3. mites
  4. scorpions
  5. horseshoe crab
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Myriapods include
1. centipedes 2. millipedes
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Pancrustaceans include
1. lobsters and other crustaceans 2. insects
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what are the clade chelicerates named for
their feeding appendages called Chelicerae
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body segments of chelicerates
1. anterior cephalothorax (fused head and throax) 2. posterior abdomen
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earliest EXTINCT chelicerates
water scorpions
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most primitive EXTANT chelicerates
horseshoe crab
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most modern chelicerates are
arachnids
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describe the body plan and appendages of Arachnids
1. abdomen 2. cephalothorax 3. six pairs of appendages (most anterior are chelicerae)
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how do spiders do gas exchange
book lungs
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least to most inclusive (spiders)
arachnids: chelicerates: Arthropods: Ecdysozoan: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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least to most inclusive
Arthropoda: Ecdysozoan: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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Millipedes vs Centipedes
Millipedes 1. hervaboirs 2. round in cross-section 3. two pairs of legs per segment Centipedes 1. carnivores 2. flat in cross-section 3. One pair of legs per segment
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least to most inclusive
millipede: Myriapoda: Arthropoda: Ecdysozoans: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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least to most inclusive
centipede: Myriapoda: Arthropoda: Ecdysozoans: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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pancrustaceans include
1. insects 2. crustaceans
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crustaceans in pancrustaceans live in
marine and freshwater
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what do many crustaceans have
appendages for feeding and locomotion
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how do small crustaceans exchange gas
through their cuticle
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how do large crustaceans exchange gas
through their gills
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what kind of circulatory system do crustaceans have
open
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describe reproduction in crustaceans
diecious (separate species)
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least to most inclusive
Pancrustaceans: Arthropoda: Ecdysozoans: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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least to most inclusive
crustaceans: pancrustaceans: Arthropoda: Ecdysozoan: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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four groups in the crustacean side of pancrustaceans
1. isopods 2. Decapods 3. Copepods 4. Maxillopods
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Maxillopods
barnacles (mostly sessile crustaceans)
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least to most inclusive
Barnacles: Maxillopods: Crustaceans: pancrustaceans: Arthropods: Ecydsozoan: Eumetazoan: Metazoan
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least to most inclusive
Barnacles: Maxillopods: Crustaceans: pancrustaceans: Arthropods: Ecydsozoan: Eumetazoan: Metazoan
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describe the cuticle of Maxillopods
hardened into a shell of calcium carbonate
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copepods are _____ crustaceans
planktonic
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least to most inclusive
Copepods: Crustaceans: pancrustaceans: Arthropods: Ecdysozoan: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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least to most inclusive
pill bugs: Isopods: Crustaceans: pancrustaceans: Arthropods: Ecdysozoan: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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least to most inclusive
decapods: Crustaceans: Pancrustaceans: Arthropods: Ecdysozoan: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: metazoa
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decapods include
1. crab 2. lobsters 3. crayfish 4. shrimp
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true or false insects have some complex organ systems
TRUE
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hexapods
insects
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least to most inclusive
Hexapoda: Pancrustaceans: Arthropoda: Ecdysozoans: Bilateria: Eumetazoa: Metazoa
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is a hemocoel the same as a pseudocoelom
NO
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respiration in grasshoppers
tracheal tubes (external holes in the abdomen)
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the excretory organ in grasshoppers
Malpigihan tubules
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insects co-evolved with _____
plants
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typical reproduction in Hexapoda
sexual with separate males and females
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what is the basal lineage in Hexapoda
wingless insects
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what is the appearance of wings in Hexapoda
a apomorphy for the groups (derived)
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three patterns of postembryonic development in insects
1. no metamorphosis 2. metamorphosis without a pupa 3. metamorphosis with a pupa
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what insect development is this insects undergo TOTAL reorganization of internal and external anatomy through their life cycle
metamorphosis with a pupa
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what insect development is this insects develop from nymphs that are NOT exact look-alikes of the parents
metamorphosis without a pupa
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what insect development is this no dramatic change occurs in the insect body as it grows (young looks like the adults)
NO metamorphosis