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Arthropods

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The segmental and ring-like arrangement of body parts in an animal

a)

Metamerism

b)

Tagmatization

2.

Segmentation that becomes grouped and sometimes fused so similar parts are together

a)

Metamerism

b)

Tagmatization

3.

What word means "Jointed foot"

(a)  

4.

What word means "molting"

(a)  

5.

The three parts of the exoskeleton:

a)

epicuticle

b)

exocuticle

c)

endocuticle

d)

cuticle

e)

setae

6.

How many stage of ecdysis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

What is the term for hardening of the exoskeleton?

(a)  

8.

What is exchanged in the hemocoel?

a)

nutritents

b)

wastes

c)

gases

d)

blood

e)

lymph

9.

What is the name of the extinct subphylum of Arthropoda?

(a)  

10.

What are the two tagmata of Subphylum Chelicerata

a)

prosoma

b)

opithosoma

c)

head

d)

thorax

e)

abdomen

11.

What class of the Subphylum Chelicerata contains horseshoe crabs?

a)

Merostomata

b)

Arachnida

c)

Pycnogonida

12.

What class of the Subphylum Chelicerata contains scorpions?

a)

Merostomata

b)

Arachnida

c)

Pycnogonida

13.

What class of the Subphylum Chelicerata contains sea spiders?

a)

Merostomata

b)

Arachnida

c)

Pycnogonida

14.

What is the tail of horseshoe crabs called?

(a)  

15.

What order of class arachnida contains spiders?

a)

Scorpionida

b)

Araneae

c)

Opiliones

d)

Acarina

16.

What order of class arachnida contains harvestmen?

a)

Scorpionida

b)

Araneae

c)

Opiliones

d)

Acarina

17.

What order of class arachnida contains lone star ticks?

a)

Scorpionida

b)

Araneae

c)

Opiliones

d)

Acarina

18.

What order of class arachnida contains the brown recluse?

a)

Scorpionida

b)

Araneae

c)

Opiliones

d)

Acarina

19.

What order of class arachnida contains scorpions?

a)

Scorpionida

b)

Araneae

c)

Opiliones

d)

Acarina

20.

What order of class arachnida contains the genus Androctonus?

a)

Scorpionida

b)

Araneae

c)

Opiliones

d)

Acarina

21.

What two amino acids make up spider silk?

a)

glycine

b)

alanine

c)

leucine

d)

glutamic acid

e)

proline

22.

Name of the compound that keeps spider silk moist.

(a)  

23.

Name of the compound that creates acidic pH to protect from degradation

(a)  

24.

Spider web threats that build the border

a)

framing threads

b)

radial threads

c)

catching threads

25.

Spider web threats that create the sunburst pattern

a)

framing threads

b)

radial threads

c)

catching threads

26.

Spider web threats that are sticky and spread out from center

a)

framing threads

b)

radial threads

c)

catching threads

27.

What type of spider silk is stronger than kevlar?

(a)  

28.

Which mite is known as the follicle mite?

a)

Trombicula

b)

Demodex folliculorum

c)

Sarcoptes scabei

29.

Which mite is known to cause scabies?

a)

Trombicula

b)

Demodex folliculorum

c)

Sarcoptes scabei

30.

Which mite is known as the chigger?

a)

Trombicula

b)

Demodex folliculorum

c)

Sarcoptes scabei

31.

Which tick is known to cause alpha gal allergy?

a)

Demacentor andersoni

b)

Ixodes scapularis

c)

Amblyomma americanum

32.

Which tick is known to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease?

a)

Demacentor andersoni

b)

Ixodes scapularis

c)

Amblyomma americanum

33.

Which tick is known to carry the bacteria that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

a)

Demacentor andersoni

b)

Ixodes scapularis

c)

Amblyomma americanum

34.

What are the two tagmata in the Subphylum Myriapoda?

a)

head

b)

trunk

c)

abdomen

d)

thorax

35.

Which class of the Subphylum Myriapoda contains millipedes?

a)

Diplopoda

b)

Chilopoda

c)

Pauropoda

d)

Symphyla

36.

Which class of the Subphylum Myriapoda contains centipedes?

a)

Diplopoda

b)

Chilopoda

c)

Pauropoda

d)

Symphyla

37.

How many pairs of appendages are on each trunk segment of millipedes?

(a)  

38.

How many pairs of appendages are on each trunk segment of centipedes?

(a)  

39.

What class of Subphylum Myriapoda contains organisms called garden centipedes?

(a)  

40.

Which class of the Subphylum Crustacea contains crabs?

a)

Malacostraca

b)

Branchiopoda

c)

Maxillopoda

41.

Which class of the Subphylum Crustacea contains barnacles?

a)

Malacostraca

b)

Branchiopoda

c)

Maxillopoda

42.

Which class of the Subphylum Crustacea contains fairy shrimp?

a)

Malacostraca

b)

Branchiopoda

c)

Maxillopoda

43.

In what order of the Class Malacostraca do we find lobsters?

a)

Decapoda

b)

Euphausiacea

c)

Isopoda

d)

Amphipoda

44.

In what order of the Class Malacostraca do we find amphipods?

a)

Decapoda

b)

Euphausiacea

c)

Isopoda

d)

Amphipoda

45.

In what order of the Class Malacostraca do we find pill bugs?

a)

Decapoda

b)

Euphausiacea

c)

Isopoda

d)

Amphipoda

46.

In what order of the Class Malacostraca do we find krill?

a)

Decapoda

b)

Euphausiacea

c)

Isopoda

d)

Amphipoda

47.

What is the respiratory pigment of crawfish?

(a)  

48.

What are the receptors in the eyes called?

(a)  

49.

What body system controls ecdysis?

(a)  

50.

In what order do we find water fleas?

(a)  

51.

Which portion of the insect thorax is found closest to the head?

a)

prothorax

b)

mesothorax

c)

metathorax

52.

What type of flight acts as 1:1: One nerve impulse = one wing beat?

(a)  

53.

What type of flight has one nerve impulse initiating up to 50 wing cycles?

(a)  

54.

Which part of the mouth of insects is used for grinding and cutting?

(a)  

55.

Three parts of the foregut of insects?

(a)  

56.

There are two hearing organs in insects. One is the tympanal organs...what is the other?

(a)  

57.

What type of pheromone is produced to attract other members of the species to a feeding site?

a)

Sex pheromones

b)

Caste-regulating pheromones

c)

Aggregation pheromones

d)

Alarm pheromones

e)

Trailing Pheromones

58.

What type of pheromone is produced to help determine the queen in a honeybee colony?

a)

Sex pheromones

b)

Caste-regulating pheromones

c)

Aggregation pheromones

d)

Alarm pheromones

e)

Trailing Pheromones

59.

What type of metamorphosis is distinguished by a nymph stage?

a)

Hemimetabolous

b)

Holometabolous

60.

What type of metamorphosis is distinguished by a larval stage?

a)

Hemimetabolous

b)

Holometabolous

61.

In what insect order do we find beetles?

a)

Coleoptera

b)

Lepidoptera

c)

Diptera

d)

Hymenoptera

62.

In what insect order do we find moths and butterflies?

a)

Coleoptera

b)

Lepidoptera

c)

Diptera

d)

Hymenoptera

63.

In what insect order do we find flies?

a)

Coleoptera

b)

Lepidoptera

c)

Diptera

d)

Hymenoptera

64.

In what insect order do we find ants, bees, and wasps?

a)

Coleoptera

b)

Lepidoptera

c)

Diptera

d)

Hymenoptera

65.

In what insect order do we find sawflies?

a)

Coleoptera

b)

Lepidoptera

c)

Diptera

d)

Hymenoptera

66.

In what insect order do we find boll weevils?

a)

Coleoptera

b)

Lepidoptera

c)

Diptera

d)

Hymenoptera