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WorksheetsArthropods 1
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 3575secs
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Class
Date
1.
What is the advantage of metamorphosis?
a)
It enables arthropods to exchange genetic information
b)
It enables arthropods to grow larger
c)
It reduces competition
d)
It reduces disease
2.
Which groups have 2 body segments: cephalothorax and abdomen?
a)
Chilopoda and Insecta
b)
Diplopoda and Chilopoda
c)
Arachnids and Crustaceans
d)
Crustaceans and Insecta
3.
What is molting and ecdysis?
a)
The process in which arthropods reproduce
b)
The process in which arthropods grow a larger exoskeleton and shed the old one
c)
The process in which larval forms develop into adult forms
d)
The process in which arthropods breathe
4.
Which subphylum do spiders, ticks, and scorpions belong to?
a)
Crustacea
b)
Chelicerata
c)
Chilopoda
d)
Insecta
5.
Which group of arthropods have 3 body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen?
a)
Diplopoda
b)
Chilopoda
c)
Arachnids
d)
Insecta
6.
Which group of Arthropods have two pairs of legs per body segment?
a)
Chilopoda (centipedes)
b)
Diplopoda (millipedes)
c)
Insecta
d)
Crustacea
7.
What two characteristics do all Arthropods have?
a)
two legs per body segment
b)
jointed legs and a cephalothorax
c)
three body segments and metamorphosis
d)
jointed legs and segmented bodies
8.
Beetles, grasshoppers and moths are all examples of...
a)
Arachnids
b)
Crustaceans
c)
Insecta
d)
Diplopoda
9.
What type of circulatory system do Arthropods have?
a)
closed
b)
open
10.
Centipedes are an example of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Mammalia
c)
Arachnida
d)
Birds
11.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
12.
All arthropods have segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and ________________.
a)
tails
b)
lungs
c)
wings
d)
an exoskelton
13.
Which of the following best describes this animal?
a)
Crustacea
b)
Arachnida
c)
Insecta
d)
Myriapoda
14.
Which of the following best describes this animal?
a)
Arachnida
b)
Insecta
c)
Crustacea
d)
Myriapoda
15.
Which of the following best describes this animal?
a)
Myriapoda
b)
Insecta
c)
Arachnida
d)
Crustacea
16.
All spiders are:
a)
vegetarians
b)
omnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
carnivores
17.
The stages of incomplete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
18.
The stages of complete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
19.
How many legs does a spider have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
20.
What is 3?
a)
carapace
b)
osculum
c)
cheliped
d)
telson
21.
What are 8 & 11?
a)
telson
b)
swimmerets
c)
uropods
d)
chelipeds
22.
What does the term arthropod mean?
a)
soft
b)
little rings
c)
jointed foot
d)
cephalization
23.
Why do arthropods have to shed their exoskeletons?
a)
it wears out
b)
they don't shed
c)
it limits the size they can grow
d)
to go from water to land environments
24.
Appendages on crayfish that serve as sensory receptors for touch, taste and, sometimes, balance
a)
chelipeds
b)
mandibles
c)
antennae
d)
swimmerets
25.
How do crayfish breathe?
a)
gills
b)
lungs
c)
through their skin
26.
Appendages on crayfish for chewing food
a)
antennae
b)
maxillae
c)
mandibles
d)
chelipeds
27.
Organs on spiders that are modified as fangs and used to inject venom into prey
a)
chelicera
b)
antennae
c)
spinnerets
d)
chelipeds
28.
Respiratory organ in spiders that is modified for life on land
a)
gills
b)
book lungs
c)
lungs
d)
pharynx
29.
Are ticks free-living or parasites?
a)
free-living
b)
parasites
30.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
8
31.
True or False? A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which insect produces honey that we can eat?
a)
butterfly
b)
praying mantis
c)
honeybee
d)
cricket
33.
Which of the four stages of incomplete metamorphosis is in the correct order?
a)
egg, adult, pupa, juvenile
b)
egg, juvenile, adult,
c)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
d)
pupa, egg, larva, adult
34.
Complete metamorphosis has four stages, and incomplete metamorphosis has three stages.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
What is one way insects are helpful?
a)
They eat other insects.
b)
They eat wood that can destroy houses.
c)
They spread diseases.
d)
They can destroy crops.
36.
What is an insect's exoskeleton made of?
a)
bones
b)
calcium
c)
chitin
d)
Insects don't have exoskeletons
37.
Which one of these insects is a solitary insect?
a)
honeybee
b)
dragonfly
c)
ant
d)
wasp
38.
True or False? All members of a social insect colony come from one queen.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
What is the job of the male drone honeybee?
a)
to lay the eggs
b)
to guard the nest
c)
to collect nectar
d)
to mate with the queen
40.
What is the job of the female worker honeybee?
a)
to make and clean the cells
b)
to guard the nest
c)
to collect the nectar to make honey
d)
all of the above
41.
What is one way insects are harmful?
a)
They spread diseases.
b)
They eat other insects.
c)
They make honey, beeswax, and silk.
d)
They are food for other animals.
42.
What does the word nourishment mean?
a)
something that is hot
b)
something that costs a lot of money
c)
something that helps a living thing stay alive, such as food
d)
something that you really want
43.
What part of an insect's body help it smell and feel?
a)
legs
b)
antennae
c)
thorax
d)
abdomen
44.
Why do crayfish molt?
a)
the exoskeleton is hard and gets broken
b)
they like to molt so they are soft
c)
as a crayfish grows the exoskeleton doesn't grow so it must be replaced.
45.
Although different crustaceans live in all kinds of water, crayfish live in _____________
a)
salt water
b)
fresh water
c)
soda water
d)
oceans
46.
Which family does crayfish belong to?
a)
amphibian
b)
crustacean
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
47.
How do you hold a crayfish?
a)
by its pincers
b)
by its tail
c)
by its thorax
d)
by its head
48.
Mandibles are on the underside of the abdomen and circulate water, balance, in females, to carry eggs.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Small appendages on the underside of the crayfish's abdomen.
a)
pincers
b)
mandibles
c)
scavenger
d)
swimmerets
50.
renewal or restoration of a body part after an injury.
a)
respiration
b)
gills
c)
regeneration
d)
hereditary trait
51.
This process is...
a)
Hibernation
b)
Metamorphasis
c)
Life Cycle
d)
Polination
52.
Which group contains the largest number of animal species?
a)
Arthropods
b)
fish
c)
vertebrates
d)
jellyfish
53.
An insect that looks like a small adult when it hatches from the egg is called a
a)
larva
b)
nymph
c)
pupa
d)
adult
54.
Which of the following is not an arthropod?
a)
Spider
b)
Tick
c)
Squid
d)
Mite
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