Zoology Ch. 8 Arthropods

The word 'arthropod' means...

• eight foot
• jointed foot
• flexible foot
• hard foot

The specialized body regions of an arthropod are called

• Chelicerae
• Segments
• Tagmata
• Annuli

The inner layer of an arthropod's exoskeleton is called

• procuticle
• epicuticle
• paracuticle
• prostomium

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The shedding of the exoskeleton is called

• Dessication
• Metamerism
• Tagmatization
• Ecdysis

The three body parts of many adult arthropods, such as insects, are the

• head, cephalothorax, abdomen
• head, segments, pygidium
• head, foot, visceral mass
• head, thorax, abdomen

Spiders breathe with this organ...

• book gills
• book lungs
• tracheae
• spiracles

Spiracles help insects by:

• increasing surface area
• preventing water loss
• making noises for communication
• excreting wastes

What organ do arthropods use for excretion?

• Flame cells
• Nephridia
• Malpighian tubules
• Green glands

What are the phases of incomplete metamorphosis?

• egg, larva, pupa, adult
• egg, nymph, adult
• egg, larva, adult
• egg, pupa, nymph, adult

Centipedes and millipedes are in what subphylum?

• Chelicerata
• Crustacea
• Hexapoda
• Myriapoda