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Advanced Biology Chapter 2 ~ The Arthropods
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Biology
12th Grade
01/27/2013

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This class encompasses nearly 80% of species
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Insecta
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This is the term for the mouthparts of a spider
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Chelicerae
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This is the term for the base of an antenna on a crayfish
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Statocyst
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Where do crayfish store their eggs?
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Swimmeretes 
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What does arthropoda mean?
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Jointed appendages
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These types of eyes, like those of a spider contain only one lens and present a very limited view
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Simple eyes
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These types of eyes, like those of a fly contain hundreds of lenses
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Compound eyes
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This type of circulatory system is not as effected as a closed one because it depends on gravity to work
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Open circulatory system
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This type of organism usees regeneration as a defense
Definition
Crayfish
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This particular arachnid can cause lyme disease
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tick
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This particular body feature extracts nitrogen waste from the hemolymph of insects and carries waste through the intestines
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malpighian tubules 
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This subphylum includes sal bugs and barnacles
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Crustacea
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This class exhibits one pair of chelicerae and 4 pairs of walking legs
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Arachnida
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This class encompasses over one million species
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Insecta
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What are the two types of metamorphisis?
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Complete and incomplete
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How many phases does complete metamorphisis have? 
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4
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What are the four phases of complete metamorphisis?
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Egg, larva, pupa, adult
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How many phases does incomplete metamorphisis have?
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3
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What are the three stages of incomplete metamorphisis?
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Egg, nymph, adult
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All adult insects have six ____?
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legs
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The greatest number of legs would be found on what?
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millipede
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Among insects there are mouthparts specifically designed for what?
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Piercing, syphoning, & sponging
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Where are gastric seca found?
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In an insect's midgut
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Trachea and spiracles are found in an insect's what?
Definition
Midgut
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What is a grasshopper's tympanum used for?
Definition
Hearing
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Insects begin as what?
Definition
Eggs
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Name three terms used to describe larval stage?
Definition
Grub, maggot, and caterpillar
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What is the most significant activity in the larval stage of an insect?
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Eating
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Is the cotton bol weevil a harmful species introduced from abroad?
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No
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What are the chemicals called that insects release to communicate?
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Pheremones
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