Arthropods Flashcards
(35 cards)
Define exoskeleton
Outside skeleton
How many groups of Arthropods are there?
10
How do Arthropods reproduce?
They reproduce sexually with separate sexes
What type of digestive system do Arthropods have?
2 opening one way digestive system
What is an example of an arachnid ?
Spiders scorpions and ticks
What toe of bodie does an arachnid have?
2 part body, 8 Legs
What type of consumer are arachnids?
They are carnivores
How do arachnids shed their shell?
They molt
Define molt
The shedding of exoskeleton
How many eyes do spiders have?
4-8
How do spiders get food?
They catch it in web, spray chemicals on it that breaks down food and eats it
What do spiders make webs out of?
Spiders ill, naked in spinnerettes
What are spiders covered in and what are their functions?
They are covered in small hairs that act as sense organs
What is found in scorpion tails and how does it work?
There is poisons glands in the tails and when provoked the tail turns up as a warning
Where do scorpions live?
In dry dessert areas
How do scorpions reproduce?
They reproduce sexually and find a mate by coming out at night and glowing to attract mate
What is an example of a multi leg ?
Centipedes and millipedes
What are the characteristics of millipedes ?
4 legs per section, are harmless herbivores
What are the characteristics of centipedes ?
1 pair of lets per body securing, venomous carnivores
Where do insects live?
In ground or above ground or in/on water
What are the characteristics of insect bodies?
3 parts, invertebrates and exoskeletons
What are the 3 parts of an insects body?
Head, abdomen and thorax
How do insects reproduce?
Sexually sometimes asexually
What do insects go through and what are the stages of this process?
They go through metamorphosis
Egg pupa adult
