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Unit 5: Arthropoda

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To what class do millipedes belong?

a)

Insecta

b)

Uniramia

c)

Diplopoda

d)

Chilopoda

2.

To what class does a scorpion belong?

a)

Uniramia

b)

Arachnida

c)

Mite

d)

Malacostraca

3.

What body segment does a crayfish have, that a grasshopper does not?

a)

thorax

b)

exoskeleton

c)

spiracle

d)

cephalothorax

4.

By what process do arthropods grow out of their exoskeletons?

a)

Shedding

b)

Molting

c)

Cracking

d)

Metamorphosis

5.

The small appendages found on the crayfish that aid in swimming and reproduction

a)

swimmerets

b)

walking legs

c)

antennules

d)

uropod

6.

The horseshoe crab is most closely related to which of the following?

a)

grasshopper

b)

crayfish

c)

spider

d)

crab

7.

The claw of a crayfish

a)

chelliped

b)

pincher

c)

claw

d)

crusher

8.

A disadvantage of having an exoskeleton would be

a)

too much sunlight

b)

protection

c)

reduce water loss

d)

limited movement

9.

Which of the following is a stage in incomplete metamorphosis, but not complete?

a)

pupa

b)

larva

c)

nymph

d)

egg

10.

The tough material that composes the exoskeleton

a)

bone

b)

chitin

c)

cellulose

d)

calcium

11.

Most animals belong to which class?

a)

Arthropoda

b)

Echinodermata

c)

Insecta

d)

Crustacea

12.

Crustaceans are decapods, meaning they have _______ legs.

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

13.

What do all arthropods have?

a)

antennae

b)

spiracles

c)

spinnerets

d)

segmentation

14.

How many subphyla are in Phylum Arthropoda?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

15.

____________ are the jaws of an insect.

a)

pedipalps

b)

labrums

c)

maxillae

d)

mandibles