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Higher invertebrates
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Biology
10th Grade
05/15/2011

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which phylum is the largest phylum of animals on earth?
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arthropoda
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what does arthropoda mean?
Definition
"jointed foot"
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what are the characteristics of arthropods
Definition
jointed appendages,exoskeleton,segmented body, open circulatory system, and central nervous system
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what is the exoskeleton of arthropods made of?
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chitin
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what is a disadvantage to having an exoskeleton?
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molting= volnurability
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How many segments do crayfish have?
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2- cephalothorax and abdomen
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what is a cephalothorax?
Definition
head and thorax joined together
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do arthropods have an open or closed circulatory system?
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open
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In arthropods, where is the nerve cord?
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ventral side
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what are the antennae in arthropods used for?
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touch, taste, and smell
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what are antennules used for?
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hearing/balance
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what are compound eyes?
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eyes with many lenses
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what are the 5 classes of arthropods?
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crustacea, arachnid, chilopda, diplopoda, and insecta
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what is a statocycst?
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an organ used for balance
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how do crustaceans respirate?
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gills
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what do maxilipeds do?
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put food into the crayfish's mouth
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what do mandibles do?
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help chew food
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how do you differentiate between a male and female crayfish?
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males have larger swimmerettes than females do
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what helps the crayfish move?
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walking legs, swimmerettes, tail
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what do chelipeds in crayfish do?
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they are used as protection, the are their pinchers
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what does the green gland do?
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helps filter out wastes
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can crayfish regenerate?
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only their chelipeds
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how many legs do arachnids have?
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8, 4 pairs
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how many body segments do arachnids have?
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2, cephalothorax and abdomen
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what is a chelicerae?
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fangs or pinchers
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what are spinnerettes?
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they produce silk for a spider to create a web
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how do arachnids respirate?
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they have book lungs
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are arachnids hermaphrodites or seperate sexes?
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seperate sexes
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what is a unique feature about the chilopods?
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they have a flat body
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how many legs do chilopds have?
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1 pair per segment
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are chilopods carnivores or herbivores?
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carnivores
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are dipolopods carnivores or herbivores?
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herbivores
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what is a unique feature about the diplopoda class?
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they have round bodies
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how many pairs of feet do diplopods have?
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2 per each segment
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how many segments do insects have?
Definition
3-head thorax and abdomen
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how are wastes removed from blood in insects?
Definition
bu the malphighean tubules
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how do insects,chilopods and diplopods respirate?
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spiracles ( small holes along sides) and tracheae ( tubes that branch all over body)
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what does a tympanum do?
Definition
its used for hearin- detects vibration in air
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do most insects have simple or compound eyes?
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compound
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what are the stages of complete metamorphosis?
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egg, larva, pupa, and adult
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what are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis?
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egg, nymph, to adult
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what are the positive impacts of insects?
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pollination, bees make honey and wax, others make silk, drugs, and dyes
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what are the negative impacts of insects?
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destroy crops/plants, destroy wood/fabric and carry/spread diseases
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what does echinodermata mean?
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"spiny skin"
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what kind of symmetry do echinoderms have?
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radial as a larva and radial as an adult
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what is the water vascular system?
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series of tubes which water flows through animal
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what are tube feet?
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the ends of the water vascular system
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which phylum have coelom?
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echinoderms
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do echinoderms have an exo or endo skeleton?
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endoskeleton
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what is the endoskeleton made of?
Definition
calcium carbonate
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do echinoderms have a circulatory system? if yes, open or closed
Definition
they have no organized circulatory system
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how do echinoderms respirate?
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finger gills
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how do echinoderms reproduce? sexual, asexual or both
Definition
both, regeneration and seperate sexes
Term
which way do the mandibles in crayfish move?
Definition
side to side
Term
how is lyme disease transmitted?
Definition
by tick bites
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to which class do starfish and sea urchins belong to?
Definition
echinoderms
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to which class do tube feet and the water vascular system belong to?
Definition
echinoderms
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to which class do centipedes, crayfish, a bee, and milipedes belong to?
Definition
arthropods
Term
what helps the starfish move?
Definition
tube feet
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which class do jointed apendages, ventral nerve cord, and an open circulatory system belong to?
Definition
arthropods
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which class of the arthropod phylum have a flat body, and which have a round body?
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chilopods have a flat body and diplopods have a round body
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how many segments do chilopods and diplopods have?
Definition
many, more than 1
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do arachnid have antennae?
Definition
no
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how many pairs of legs do crustaceans have?
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5 pairs of legs
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how many pairs of legs do arachnids have?
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4 pairs
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how many pairs of legs do chilopods have?
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1 pair per segment
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how many pairs of legs do dipolods have?
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2 per segment
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how many pairs of legs do insects have?
Definition
3 pairs
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