WorksheetsArthropods Test
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
body of Crustacea and Arachnids
a)
head, thorax, abdomen
b)
cephalothorax, abdomen
2.
What type of environments do arthropods live?
a)
Marine
b)
Freshwater
c)
Land
d)
all of the choices
3.
How many body regions do insects have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
4.
What does the external skeleton of an arthropod contain?
a)
lime
b)
bone
c)
calcium carbonate
d)
chitin
5.
Which group of Arthropods have two pairs of legs per body segment?
a)
Chilopoda (centipedes)
b)
Diplopoda (millipedes)
c)
Insecta
d)
Crustacea
6.
Structures with many, many lenses.
a)
simple eye
b)
compound eye
c)
three-eye
7.
What is molting?
a)
The process in which arthropods reproduce
b)
The process in which arthropods shed their outer covering and grow a larger one.
c)
The process in which larval forms develop into adult forms
d)
The process in which arthropods breathe
8.
Arthropods have the ability to reproduce
a)
sexually
b)
asexually
9.
Spiders, ticks, scorpions all belong to...
a)
Crustacean
b)
Arachanids
c)
Chilopoda
d)
Insecta
10.
While aquatic arachnids utilize coxal glands for excretion, most terrestrial forms use __________ which conserve water.
a)
nephridia
b)
malpighian tubules
c)
green glands
d)
antennal glands
11.
The tough layer on the outside of arthropod's bodies that provide protection and support
a)
nauplius
b)
exoskeleton
c)
skeleton
d)
shell
12.
Many arachnids utilize __________ for respiration, which are believed to be modifications of book gills.
a)
lamellae
b)
alveolar lungs
c)
book lungs
d)
trachea
13.
Which group of arthropods have 3 body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen?
a)
Diplopoda
b)
Chilopoda
c)
Arachnids
d)
Insecta
14.
The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are carried and transmitted by
a)
black widow spiders
b)
tsetse flies
c)
ticks
d)
mosquitoes
15.
Why do arthropods have to shed their exoskeletons?
a)
it wears out
b)
they don't shed
c)
it limits the size they can grow
d)
to go from water to land environments
16.
The legs and wings of insects are attached to the ____________
a)
cephalothorax
b)
head
c)
abdomen
d)
thorax
17.
What is the single defining characteristic of crustaceans?
a)
2 pairs of antennae
b)
must be a certain size
c)
all live in marine environments
d)
they all have 10 segments
18.
What two characteristics do all Arthropods have?
a)
two legs per body segment
b)
jointed legs and a cephalothorax
c)
three body segments and metamorphosis
d)
jointed legs and segmented bodies
19.
Which 2 are examples of arthropods in the subphylum Myriapoda
a)
spiders and scorpions
b)
spiders and centipedes
c)
centipedes and millipedes
d)
crayfish and spiders
20.
Beetles, grasshoppers and moths are all examples of...
a)
Arachnids
b)
Crustaceans
c)
Insecta
d)
Diplopoda
21.
What is different about the cephalothorax and abdomen of mites and ticks compared to other arthropods?
a)
they only have a cephalothorax
b)
they only have an abdomen
c)
they are fused together
d)
the abdomen is on the anterior end
22.
What type of circulatory system do Arthropods have?
a)
closed
b)
open
23.
Crustaceans can be found on land.
a)
False
b)
True
24.
Centipedes are an example of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Mammalia
c)
Arachnida
d)
Birds
25.
Depending on the species, arthropods can be herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What type of symmetry do Arthropods have?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
27.
Another name for the pincers/ claws are
a)
swimmeretts
b)
thorax
c)
chelipeds
d)
mandibles
28.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
29.
What are arthropod appendages used for?
a)
Moving about
b)
Capturing prey/feeding
c)
Sensing their environment
d)
Mating
e)
all of the choices
30.
All arthropods have segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and ________________.
a)
tails
b)
lungs
c)
wings
d)
an exoskelton
31.
All spiders are:
a)
vegetarians
b)
omnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
carnivores
32.
All crustaceans:
a)
have stinging tentacles
b)
are soft-bodied
c)
have jointed appendages
d)
are bioluminescent
33.
The stages of incomplete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
34.
The stages of complete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
35.
Which of the following is not a decapod?
a)
Crab
b)
Lobster
c)
Shrimp
d)
Barnacle
36.
Arachnids are the largest class in the animal kingdom.
a)
true
b)
false
37.
What is this baby cricket?
a)
A larva
b)
A nymph
c)
A pupua
d)
A adult
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