WorksheetsArtropods
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the ancestor of arthropods?
Birds
Segmented worms
Sea Sponges
Symmetrical Folictricals
Which is the correct description of an arthropod's body?
A furry coat with large fangs
An interior skeleton with leathery skin
Two or more separate segments that have a hard outer cover with appendages
An eight legged animal with mandibals
Which three characteristics do arthropods have
Fur, Eyes, and Paws
Jointed segments, an exoskeleton, and body cavities
Claws, Leathery Skin, and Gills
Eat, Breath, and Sleep
What is an exoskeleton?
A hard exterior shell
Thick fur
A skeleton's Ex
The bone underneath your chin
What is molting?
Melting with an "o"
The shedding of an exoskeleton
When an arthropod loses it's legs
A way to make chocolate
How do exoskeletons help the arthropod?
It is used for mating
It helps them hibernate
It looks cool
It acts as protection for the arthropod
Why do arthropods molt?
It happens for no reason
The females don't like the one that they had
The exoskeleton doesn't grow with the arthropod
They are done hibernating
Which of these is an arthropod?
Scropion
Dog
Aligator
Bee
Molting is dangerous business since:
it has to occur at the right time
at that time they are vulnerable to predators
it takes a very long time to occur
it releases scents to the water predators can follow easily
Pinchers are called the:
swimmeretts
thorax
chelipeds
mandibles
Decapods have this many legs
4
6
8
10
Barnacles are arthropods that are:
Sessil
Microscopic
Not benthic
Toxic when eaten
