Arthropoda

Arthropods have this type of circulatory system:

• Square
• None
• Closed
• Open

What is molting?

• The process in which arthropods reproduce
• The process in which arthropods shed their outer covering and grow a larger one.
• The process in which larval forms develop into adult forms
• The process in which arthropods breathe

Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?

• Chilopoda
• Diplopoda
• Crustaceans
• Arachnida

All arthropods have segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, and ________________.

• movable tails

• lungs

• wings

• jointed appendages

The word 'arthropoda' means...

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

How do crustaceans (such as the crawfish) respire?

• through a McDonald's Straw

• through a set of lungs attached to the swimmerets

• through a set of gills attached to the walking legs

• through their skin

Which of the following is NOT a true statements about a Roly Poly?

• they are also known as pillbugs or potato bugs

• They respire with gills

• They belong to the same class as lobsters and shrimp

• they are bugs classified with roaches and flies in class insecta

The exoskeleton of an arthropod is made of which of the following?

• chitin

• dentin

• protin

• chlorotin

Which of the following is NOT a function of the exoskeleton

• Protection

• Prevents water loss

• Attachment of muscles

• Aids in digestion

Since the exoskeleton limits the growth of arthropods, they have to shed their exoskeletons and form a new one. This is called ____.

• defecating

• molting

• morphing

• excreting