Arthropods

The center section of an insect or other arthropod

• trachea

• thorax

• mandible

• abdomen

The body segment that consists of the head and thorax fused together

• maxilipeds

• abdomen

• thorax

• cephalothorax

A mouth part

• mandible

• cephalothorax

• exoskeleton

• abdomen

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The hind segment of an arthropod

• cephalothorax

• thorax

• abdomen

• mandible

Arthropods with hard shells

• crustaceans

• oysters

• arachnids

• echinoderms

Invertebrates that have jointed appendages and an exoskeleton

• sponges

• cnidarians

• echinoderms

• arthropods

A flat-bodied arthropod with one pair of legs per body segment

• centipede

• crustaceans

• milipede

• nymph

A tube that carries air so an insect can breathe

• mandible

• trachea

• maxilliped

• gills

The external skeleton on arthropods

• shell

• exoskeleton

• keratin

• mandible

A series of changes that transform an egg into an adult

• metamorphosis

• nymph

• life cycle

• entomology