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Arthropods Chapter 28 Biology Auburn High School p. 760 – 783
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28.1: Characteristics of Arthropods p. 761 – 766
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General Characteristics Phylum Arthropoda Meaning – arthron = joint; pod = foot Jointed appendages, exoskeleton, varied life cycles, bilateral symmetry, coelomate invertebrate Grow by molting (the shedding of old exoskeleton) Habitat Land, water or air Locomotion Flying, crawling, or swimming
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General Characteristics Reproduction Sexually Internal in land species, external in aquatic species Some are hermaphrodites (barnacles) Some are parthenogenesis (bees, wasp, & ants) form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from an unfertilized egg Significance Pollinators (bees) Scavengers (ants, beetles, etc.) Parasites (mosquitoes) Control insect population (spiders)
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28.2: Diversity of Arthropods p. 767 – 775
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Class Arachnida Include: spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks 4 pairs of legs No antenna Body regions: chephlothorax and abdomen
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Class Crustaceans Aquatic or damp terrestrial locations Exchange gases through feathery gills 2 pairs of antennae Have mandibles for crushing food Compound eye 5 pairs of walking legs 2 or 3 body sections
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Class Crustaceans Include: crabs, lobsters, shrimp, crawfish, barnacles, water fleas, pill bugs, and sow bugs
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Class Chilopoda Class Diplopoda Flatten bodies Carnivorous 15 – 181 body segments Include: centipedes Cylindrical bodies Herbivores; Stink glands 100+ body segments 2 pair of legs per segment Include: millipedes
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Class Merostomata (Horseshoe Crab) Living fossils Semicircular exoskeleton Long pointed tail 4 pairs of walking legs 5 or 6 pairs of appendages that move water over gills (swimmerets) Eat sea weed, worms, and mollusks
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Class Insecta 3 body divisions (head, thorax & abdomen) 6 legs attached to thorax Most adults have 1 or 2 pairs of wings Exoskeleton (molt to grow) Undergo metamorphosis (egg – larvae – pupa – adult or egg – nymph – adult) Habitat Found in most places
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Metamorphosis of Insects
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Characteristics of Insects Feeding All types Locomotion Crawling, flying, jumping or swimming Reproduction Eggs fertilized internally (sexually) Significance Damage crops, spread diseases, eat other insects, pollinate
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Characteristics of Insects Include: dragonflies, fruit flies, butterflies, grasshoppers, ants, bees, wasps, katydids, preying mantis, roaches, beetles, bowel weevil, lice, and etc.
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Pictures of Insects
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