Arthropods Student Notes

• Makes up 3/4's of all animal species -total number of arthropod species is MORE
than all other species combined
• Includes ___________________________
• Arthropod means __________________________- all arthropods have jointed
appendages
• Segmented body ______________________________
• _____________________ for protection & support
• Exoskeleton is shed during _____________
• Compound eyes (has many individual units)
• Wings in many groups
.
Arthropod Subgroups: Spiders
• Subphylum Chelicerata
• Includes (Class Arachnida____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
• Have a cephalothorax (fused head& thorax) and abdomen
• No _______________
• Have 6 pairs of jointed appendages:
* _________________ - claws or fangs (1 pair) - (spiders have venom)
*__________________ - used for feeding, sensing, transferring sperm (1 pair)
* _________________- movement (4 pairs)

Arthropod Subgroups: Crustaceans

• Subphylum Crustacea
• Marine members include _____________________________________________
• Terrestrial crustaceans called isopods (pillbugs or rollypollys)
• Freshwater members include crayfish and daphnia
• All have _________________ for chewing or tearing
• Have cephalothorax & abdomen

• Barnacles are sessile (don't move)

• Have ______________ of jointed appendages
• Breathe through ___________

Arthropod Subgroups: Insects

• Subphylum Uniramia - _______________________________________________
• Includes 3 classes --- ______________ (centipedes), _____________ (millipedes), &
_______________
Class Insecta
• 3 pairs of _____________
• 3 body parts - head, thorax, abdomen
• ____________ in most
• All appendages attach to the thorax
• 9-11 segments in abdomen
• Mandibles for chewing