Arthropoda Flashcards
1
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habitat
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land,freshwater,salt water
2
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body type
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(increase muscle speed and strength), protection, segmented body, striated muscle, flight, excretory cyst, Malpighian tubules. Low pressure circulatory system.
3
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respiratory system
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contain trachea, book gill, lung. Spiaclos→ goes in branching network of smaller and smaller tube (looks like a tree)
o Branching tubes, gas exchange takes place (moist, fill with fluids) There are no pumping mechanisms
o Trachae: book lungs, book gills, no pumping mechanism, all done by diffusion
4
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Reproduction
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internal fertilization, larvae or direct development, larva primary in insect or crustaceans, direct development in spiders, myriapods, contribute to success is size, multiple appendages
