Biodiversity

Arthropoda
Triploblastic
Bilaterally-symmetrical
Segmented
Chitinous exoskeleton
Jointed appendages
Open circulatory system
Insecta
Habitat mainly terrestrial
Body divisions head, thorax &
abdomen
Appendages
Antennae 1 pair
mouth parts mandibles & maxillae
legs 3 pairs on thorax
Eyes compound eyes & simple eyes
Gas exchange tracheae in adults
Eg. Periplaneta (cockroach)
Insecta - Periplaneta (cockroach)

Arachnida
Habitat mainly terrestrial
Body divisions prosoma (anterior section,
consists of the fused head and thorax and bear
appendages) & opisthosoma (posterior section,
consists of those body segments that do not
bear legs)
Appendages
Antennae - none
mouth parts chelicerae & pedipals
legs 4 pairs on cephalothorax
Eyes simple eyes
Gas exchange book lungs or tracheae
Eg.Lycosa (spider)
Crustacea
Habitat mainly aquatic
Body divisions cephalothorax &
abdomen
Appendages
Antennae 2 pairs
mouth parts mandibles & maxillae
legs typically 1 pair persegment
Eyes 1 pair of stalked compound eyes
Gas exchange - gills
Eg. Penaeus (prawn)
Chilopoda
Habitat - terrestrial
Body divisions head with segmented
body
Appendages
Antennae 1 pair
mouth parts mandibles & maxillae
legs 1 pair per segment
Eyes simple, compound or absent
Gas exchange - tracheae
Eg. Lithobius(centipede)
Diplopoda
Habitat - terrestrial
Body divisions head with segmented
body
Appendages
Antennae 1 pair
mouth parts mandibles & maxillae
legs 2 pairs per segment
Eyes simple eyes
Gas exchange - tracheae
Eg.Lulus (millipede)
Merostomata
Habitat marine or shore-living
Body divisions cephalothorax &
abdomen
Appendages
Antennae - none
mouth parts chelicerae & pedipals
legs 4 pairs
Eyes simple eyes
Gas exchange book lungs/gills
Eg. Limulus (horseshoe crabs)
Arthropoda
Representative Animals
Crustaceans, insects, spiders
Level of organization
system
Symmetry
bilateral
Digestion
Complete digestive tract
Circulation
Open system
Gas Exchange
Tracheae in insects; gills in crustaceans; book
lungs or tracheae in spider group
Arthropoda
Waste disposal
Malpighian (nephron in the kidney) tubules in
insects; antennal (green) glands in
crustaceans
Nervous system
Brain; double ventral nerve cord; well-
developed sense organs
Reproduction
Sexual;sexes separate
Support and movement
Tough exoskeleton; jointed appendages (some
have wings); well-developed muscles
Environment & lifestyle
Marine, freshwater, and terrestrial; herbivores,
carnivores, scavengers
Mollusca
Ventral muscular foot
Body organs are concentrated above
the foot
Mantle (heavy fold of tissue)
wrapped around the visceral (the
internal body organs) mass and
overhangs.
An open circulatory system
Gastropoda
Asymmetricall body
Radula (a tonguelike organ) for
feeding
Terrestrial forms have lungs
Internal fertilization
Eg. Helix (Snail)
Mollusca
Representative Animals
Snail, octopus
Level of organization
system
Symmetry
Asymmetrical, Bilateral
Digestion
Complete digestive tract
Circulation
Open system (closed in cephalopods)
Gas Exchange
Gill

Mollusca
Waste disposal
Metanephridia (excretory organ, consists of a simple
tube with cilia at the inner end)
Nervous system
Three pairs of ganglia; simple sense organs
Reproduction
Sexual;sexes separate; fertilization in water
Support and movement
Most have hydrostatic skeleton; most have ventral foot
for locomotion
Environment & lifestyle
Mainly marine, some inhabit fresh water or are
terrestrial; herbivores, carnivores and scavengers

Chordata
A notochord
A hollow nerve cord
A tail
vertebrates
Class of Chordata
Chordata
Nervous system
Dorsal nerve cord with brain at anterior end
Reproduction
Sexual; sexes separate
Support and movement
Notochord; endoskeleton of cartilage and/or
bone; well-developed muscles
Environment & lifestyle
Diverse habitats and lifestyle; herbivores,
carnivores, omnivores, scavengers (an animal
the feeds on dead organic matter)