Chapter 33 Pt. B: Slides 57-103 Flashcards
What are the three lineages of Arthropods?
Chelicerates, Myriapods, and Pancrustaceans
Which lineage of Arthropods are named for their claw like feeding appendages
Chelicerates
Clawlike feeding appendages of Chelicerates
Chelicerae
Water scorpions
Eurypterids
The earliest member of the Chelicerates clade
Eurypterids
What are the only surviving groups of Chelicerates
Sea spiders and horseshoe crabs
AKA arachnids
Chelicerates
Spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites
Chelicerates
Arachnids have ____ paired appendages
6
What are the 6 paired appendages of arachnids?
Chelicerae, pedipalps, and 4 pairs of walking legs
In Arachnids, function in sensing, feeding, defense or preproduction
Pedipalps
In most __________, gas exchange is carried out by _________ __________, stacked plate like structures
Spiders; book lungs
Where do spiders produce their silk from?
Specialized abdominal glands
What are the 5 uses of spider’s silk?
- Construction of web for capturing prey
- Dropline for rapid escape
- Covering for eggs
- “Gift wrap” for male courtships offerings
- Transport (“ballooning”)
This clade of Arthropods includes millipedes and centipedes
Myriapods
All living myriapods are
Terrestrial
Myriapods have a pair of __________ and ___ pairs of appendages modified as _________________
Antennae; 3; mouthparts
Millipedes have ____ pairs of legs per trunk segment
2
Eat decaying leaves and other plant matter
Millipedes
Are carnivores
Centipedes
Centipedes have ___ pair of legs per trunk segment
1
Have poison claws on the foremost trunk segment paralyze prey and aid in defense
Centipedes
Terrestrial insects are more closely related to ____________ than ___________
Crustaceans; myriapods
Together, __________ and ________________ form the clade Pantcrustacea
Insects; crustaceans