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WorksheetsComplex Animals: Annelids and Arthropods
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Earthworms and leeches are annelids.
TRUE
FALSE
Which percentage of all known animal species are arthropods?
60%
70%
80%
90%
One of the most important adaptations that contributes to animal complexity is...
segmentation
metamorphosis
molting
photosynthesis
When did the earliest ancestor of all segmented animals (including us) live?
10 thousand years ago
3 billon years ago
600 million years ago
100 years ago
How are earthworms useful to the environment and us?
They fertilize soil.
They allow water and air to enter soil.
They decompose.
They produce oxygen.
They destroy harmful insects.
This animal is a parasite.
TRUE
FALSE
How is the middle segment of an insect called?
head
thorax
abdomen
appendage
How is hard outer coating of arthropods, made of chitin, called?
exoskeleton
endoskeleton
cephalothorax
plesiomorphy
What is the meaning behind the name of phylum Arthropoda?
Jointed feet
Many feet
Thin feet
Segmented feet
Arachnids have a cephalothorax, which means they have...
combined head and thorax
combined thorax and abdomen
no wings attached to thorax
abdomen before thorax
Subgroup of Arthropoda called Myriapoda includes...
Centipedes
Millipedes
Insects
Arachnids
Crustaceans
There is more species of insects than all other animals combined.
TRUE
FALSE
Scientists believe that insects have split from their __________________ relatives 410 million years ago.
arachnid
crustacean
myriapod
annelid
How were certain insects that lived 320 million years ago able to grow to extreme sizes?
More oxygen in atmosphere
Fewer predators on land
Better climate than now
Less heat and radiation
Many insect species have coevolved (evolved together) with...
flowering plants
mosses and lichens
mushrooms
birds and mammals
Just like bats and birds, insects develop their wings from front walking legs.
TRUE
FALSE
Partial metamorphosis involves multiple stages of young that are quite similar to adults. They are called...
nymphs
larvae
hexapods
worms
What is the name of a stage of complete metamorphosis in which an insect is closed in a protective case where it changes completely?
Pupa
Larva
Nymph
Thorax
Select all examples of crustaceans.
Scorpion
Lobster
Barnacle
Crab
Shrimp
Lobsters and crayfish have _____ pairs of appendages that serve many different purposes.
14
19
24
29
