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WorksheetsPhylum Arthopoda
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spiders belong to Class __.
a)
Arachnida
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Crustacea
d)
Insecta
2.
Crabs, Shrimp & crawfish belong to class __.
a)
Crustacea
b)
Arthopoda
c)
Arachnida
d)
Vertebrata
3.
The various classes of Arthropods differ by ___.
a)
the number of legs.
b)
how many body segments they have.
c)
their type of skeleton.
d)
number of organ systems.
4.
Characteristics of Phylum Arthopoda:
a)
segmented, coelomate, bilateral symmetry, exoskeleton, jointed appendages
b)
true segmentation, coelomate, parapodium
c)
endoskeleton, unbranced appendages, no segmentation, acoelomate
d)
3 pair of legs, 3 body segments, exoskeleton, trachae
5.
Any structure that grows out of the body of an animal is a(n) __.
a)
appendage
b)
leg
c)
parapodia
d)
arm
6.
One advantage of joints is that they __.
a)
allow powerful movements.
b)
can only be used in walking.
c)
allows molting to occur.
d)
provides protection.
7.
The hard, thick, outer covering of Arthropods is called __.
a)
exoskeleton
b)
chitin
c)
cuticle
d)
telson
8.
The exoskeleton protects and supports internal tissues and provides for __.
a)
the attachment of muscles.
b)
living under water.
c)
exchange of gases.
d)
flexibility
9.
Structure which provides protection against water loss:
a)
exoskeleton
b)
endoskeleton
c)
cuticle
d)
ecdysis
10.
The __ of the exoskeleton limits the size of arthropods.
a)
weight
b)
color
c)
joints
d)
function
11.
Spiders do not have an exoskeleton - True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The shedding of the exoskeleton is __.
a)
molting
b)
growth
c)
respiration
d)
reproduction
13.
Why do arthropods have to molt?
a)
So the arthropod can grow bigger.
b)
So the arthropod can reproduce.
c)
So we can have soft-shelled crabs.
d)
In order to respire.
14.
The three sections of an arthropods body is:
a)
Head, thorax and abdomen
b)
Head, cephalothorax and abdomen
c)
cephalothorax, appendages and abdomen
d)
Cephalothorax and abdomen
15.
Arthropods require a large amount of __ to sustain their high metabolism.
a)
oxygen
b)
food
c)
sunlight
d)
carbon dioxide
16.
Branching hollow air passages that carry air throughout the insects body.
a)
tracheal tubes
b)
gills
c)
book lungs
d)
book gills
17.
Openings on the thorax and abdomen of insects where air enters/leaves.
a)
spiracles
b)
ostia
c)
genital pores
d)
spinerettes
18.
Air filled chambers in spiders that contain leaf-like plates.
a)
book lungs
b)
gills
c)
tracheal tubes
d)
lungs
19.
Crustaceans obtain air through the use of __.
a)
gills
b)
book lungs
c)
tracheal tubes
20.
Stalk-like structures that detect changes in the environment.
a)
antennae
b)
appendages
c)
pedipalps
d)
chelicerae
21.
Chemicals given off by animals which signal animals of the same species to engage in a variety of behaviors.
a)
pheromones
b)
glucose
c)
chitin
d)
hermaphroditic
22.
Contains many lenses and enables an animal to analyze a fast-changing landscape.
a)
compound eye
b)
simple eye
c)
antennule
d)
pedipalp
23.
Has only one lens, and is used for detecting light.
a)
simple eye
b)
compound eye
c)
typanum
d)
ganglia
24.
Arthropods have an __ circulatory system.
a)
open
b)
closed
25.
Adapted for holding, chewing, sucking or biting various foods of arthropods.
a)
mouthparts
b)
antennae
c)
cephalogthorax
d)
chelipeds
26.
Absorb wastes from the blood and pass them to the intesting.
a)
Malpighian tubules
b)
green gland
c)
nephridia
d)
kidneys
27.
Jaws that move side to side for chewing in crawfish.
a)
mandibles
b)
maxillae
c)
maxillipeds
d)
chelipeds
28.
secondary jaws in crawfish.
a)
maxillae
b)
mandibles
c)
maxillipeds
d)
chelipeds
29.
Mouthparts in crawfish that hold food.
a)
maxillipeds
b)
mandibles
c)
maxillae
d)
chelipeds
30.
Claws for protection and food gathering.
a)
Chelipeds
b)
pedipalps
c)
Maxillipeds
d)
Maxillae
31.
Crustaceans have __ pairs of legs.
a)
four
b)
three
c)
five
d)
two
32.
Arachnids have __ pairs of legs.
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
five
33.
Appendages of crawfish which create water currents and holds the eggs in females.
a)
swimmerets
b)
spinnerets
c)
pedipalps
d)
walking legs
34.
The scientific name of crawfish:
a)
Cambarus bartoni
b)
Lumbricus terrestris
c)
Romalea microptera
d)
Scurius carolinensis
35.
In __ crawish, the first pair of swimmerets are enlarged and point forward.
a)
male
b)
female
c)
hermaphoditic
36.
In the male crawfish the __ are used to transfer sperm during mating.
a)
swimmerets
b)
spinnerets
c)
chelipeds
d)
chelicerae
37.
Crawfish live for about __ years.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
10
38.
Fangs of spiders are called __.
a)
chelicerae
b)
pedipalps
c)
chelipeds
d)
telson
39.
Appendages in spiders that handles food and are sense organs.
a)
pedipalps
b)
antennae
c)
chelicerae
d)
spinnerets
40.
Manipulates silk in spiders to make webs.
a)
spinnerets
b)
silk glands
c)
pedipalps
d)
chelicerae
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