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WorksheetsInsects and Crustaceans
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
What type of invertebrate has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages?
(a)
What are the 3 body regions of an insect?
(a)
What do we call the openings in the abdomen of an insect that are used for breathing?
(a)
Give 1 use for an insect's antennae
(a)
What does a crustacean do to grow larger?
Attach itself to substrates
Reproduce
Molt
Use jointed appendages
All crustaceans:
have stinging tentacles
are soft-bodied
have jointed appendages
are bioluminescent
A very important crustacean that filter-feeding whales consume:
Copepod
Barnacle
Krill
Hermit crab
All crustaceans:
Have an exoskeleton
Have 10 appendages
Reproduce internally
Have an internal skeleton
Why are barnacles considered crustaceans? (Two answers!!)
Live in an exoskeleton
Attach itself to substrates
Have jointed appendages
Filter feed
Name THREE groups that are arthropods.
lobster, shrimp, crab
grouper, snapper, dolphin
jellyfish, worms, octopus
What is the hard outer cover on arthropods called?
skeleton
shell
exoskeleton
What is the meaning of molt?
it means to grow an extra covering of skin
it means to shed the outer body covering
it means to cover the entire body in leaves
What did scientist do to make studying animals easier?
add them to groups
divide them into group
multiply the group
put them into alphabetical order
