PHYLUM ARTHROPODA Flashcards
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they represent more species than all the other animals combined
arthropoda
they have body segments fused to form body parts like head, thorax, and abdomen for active lifestyles
arthropoda
members of this phylum exhibit jointed appendages
arthropoda
greek arthron means
joint
greek word which means joint
arthron
what does podos mean
leg
greek word which means leg
podos
it has an exoskeleton of chitin that they molt regularly
arthropoda
it has a compound or simple eyes and an open circulatory system
arthropoda
are important members of marine, freshwater, land and air ecosystem, and are the only invertebrates that have adapted to dry environments
arthropoda
what are the smallest ones in arthropoda
tantulocarids
what is the weight and length of the smallest arthrpoda tantulocarids
less than 25 ug for an 85 um
what is the heaviest arthropoda
20kg american lobster
what is one of the longest arthropoda
4 m spider crab
few arthropods are ——- or can reproduce ——-
hermaphroditic or reproduce asexually
most arthropods rely on ——– reproduction
sexual reproduction
they usually lay eggs
arthropoda
some of them can produce live young after the eggs have hatched inside the mother
arthropoda
they are arthropods which can be miniature adults and do not have segmented limbs or hardened cuticles or tiny naupilius larvae which will all undergo metamorphosis
arthropoda hatchling
hatchling arthropods which can be miniature adults and do not have segmented limbs or hardened cuticles or tiny naupilius larvae which will all undergo —— into adult forms
metamorphosis
hatchlings, grubs or caterpillars, or tiny nauplius larvae will all undergo ——– into adult forms
metamorphosis
arthropods speicalized body parts
head, thorax, and abdomen
what is the exoskeleton of arthropods made of
chitin
4 extant subgroups of arthropoda
chelicerates
myriapods
crustaceans
hexapods