Ch. 13: Arthropods Flashcards

1
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Body symmetry

A

Bilateral

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2
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Are they diploblastic or triploblastic?

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Triploblastic

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3
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Divided regions of the body are called

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Tagmata

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4
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4 main innovations

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  1. Appendages: flexible, jointed
  2. Exoskeleton: cuticle
  3. Reduced coelom: no hydrostatic skeleton
  4. Growth by molting: way to grow with endoskeleton
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5
Q

Digestive system

A

Complete

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6
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Circulatory system

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Open; hemocoel

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7
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Excretory system

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Insects: Malphigian tubes
Spiders: Coxal glands
Crustaceans: Green glands

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8
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Subphylum’s of Arthropoda

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  1. Subphylum Chelicerata

2. Subphylum Crustacea

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9
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Subphylum Chelicerate

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  • Cephalothorax (head + thorax)
  • 6 pairs of appendages
  • 1st pair: chelicerae 2nd pair: pedipalps
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10
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Classes in Subphylum Chelicerate

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  1. Class Merostomata
  2. Class Picnogonida
  3. Class Arachnida
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11
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Class Merostomata

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Chelicerata

  • Horseshoe crab
  • Large carapace
  • Abdomen with telson
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12
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Class Picnogonida

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Chelicerata

  • Sea spiders
  • Elongated cephalothorax
  • Reduced abdomen
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13
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Class Arachnida

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Chelicerata

- Spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks

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14
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Spiders

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Class Arachnida

- Narrow waist

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15
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Scorpions

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Class Arachnida

- Terminal stinger

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16
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Subphylum Crustacea

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  • Biramous appendages
  • Pairs 1+2: antennae
  • Pair 3-5: mandibles + maxillae
17
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Classes in Subphylum Crustacea

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  1. Branchiopoda
  2. Ostracoda
  3. Copoda
  4. Cirripedia
  5. Malacostraca
18
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Class Branchiopoda

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Crustacea

- Shrimp

19
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Class Ostracoda

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Crustacea

- Seed shrimp

20
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Class Copoda

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Crustacea

- Zooplankton

21
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Class Cirripedia

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Crustacea

- Barnacles

22
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Class Malacostraca

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Phylum Arthropoda; Subphylum Crustacea

  • Crabs, crayfish, shrimp
  • 5 pairs of walking legs
  • Eggs brooded in most
23
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Subphylum Hexapoda

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Phylum Arthropoda

  • six legs
  • 3 tagmata: head, thorax, abdomen
  • 1 pair antennae
  • Mandibles, maxillae
24
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Ametabolous

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No metamorphosis

  • Insect emerges from egg looking like adult
  • Adults are wingless
25
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Hemimetabolous

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Incomplete metamorphosis

  • Egg, nymph, adult
  • Very young lack wings
  • Adults have full wings
    e. g. grasshopper
26
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Holometabolous

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Complete metamorphosis

  • Egg, larva, pupa, adult
    e. g. butterflies, bees
27
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Adaptations of insects

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  1. Avoidance of desiccation: waxy cuticle, excretion of uric acid
  2. High mobility
  3. Small in size
  4. Mouthparts: allows for different feeding