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Bio 106 Arthropoda facts
Bio 106 Arthropoda facts
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Zoology
Undergraduate 2
11/05/2017

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2 Key Characteristics
Definition
Segmented bodies

Jointed appendages (walking, flying, feeding, reproducing, sensing environment)
Term
Exoskeleton
Definition
Made of chitin and protein
Molting
Provides support for the body
Provides an anchor for muscle attachment
Protects the animal from predators
Impedes water loss
Term
Coelom
Definition
Greatly reduced
Replaced w/ hemocoel (blood-filled sinuses in the tissues)
Term
Circulatory System
Definition
Open
Term
Nervous System
Definition
Dorsal brain
Ventral nerve cord
Term
Respiratory Organs
Definition
Gills (crustaceans)
Book lungs (arachnids)
Tracheae and Spiracles (insects)
Term
Malpighian Tubules
Definition
Specialized excretory organs
Found in insects
Term
Body Structure
Definition
Bilateral Symmetry
Three Primary Germ Layers
True Coelom
Segmentation
Term
Subphylum and Classes
Definition
Chelicerata
Class Merostomata
Class Arachnida
Myriapoda
Class Chilopoda
Class Diplopoda
Crustacea
Class Malacostraca
Hexapoda
Class Insecta
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