Arthropods

A __________________ is a structure that extends from the arthropod’s body wall

• Abdomen

• Appendage

• Head

• Thorax

Arthropod means _____________________

True or False: There are at least 8,000,000 species of Arthropods

• True

• False

True or False: There are more species of Beetles alone than there are of vertebrates

• True

• False

The __________________ is also called the Midbody region

In some cases, the head is fused with the thorax to form a body region called the _____________________.

__________________ are an eye composed of multiple individual visual units, each with its own lens and retina

__________________ means they shed and discard their exoskeleton periodically

True or False: as an Exoskeleton grows, insects shed the old one as they grow a new one.

• True

• False

The majority of terrestrial arthropods respire through a network of fine tubes called

• Caste

• Mandibles

• Spiracles

• Tracheae