Answer the Questions in Complete Sentences

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UNDERSTANDING ARTHROPODS

Directions:
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Answer the questions in complete sentences.

INTRODUCTING THE ARTHROPODS:

1. In the entire Animalia kingdom, what percentage make up arthropod phylum?
2. List some examples:

SHEER NUMBERS:
3. Why do you think we should study arthropods? Give examples.

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION
Click on the magnifying glasses

4. Write down the name of the 6 arthropods you read about and list one fact per each one.

ECOLOGICAL NICHES
Click on each of the “Help Wanted Ads”

5. List the organism and one fact from Day Spa

6. List the organism and one fact from Easy $$$$

7. List the organism and one fact from “Live off the Land”

8. List the organism and one fact from Private Eye

9. List the organism and one fact from Overgrown yard

ARTHROPODS: A SUCCESS STORY

10. How long have arthropods been around?

WHAT IS AN ARTHROPOD?

11. List the five branches of the arthropod tree

INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS

12. What are the five main characteristics of all arthropods?

BODY PLAN

13. What are the two types of symmetry?

Click on the animals to discover which are symmetrical.
14. List the animals that are radial.

15. List the animals that are bilateral.

SEGMENTED BODY
Read about segmented bodies and click to discover which animals have segmented bodies.
16. List those animals with segmented bodies.

17. List those animals that are not segmented.

HARD EXOSKELETON
Read about exoskeletons and click to discover which animal grows its own exoskeleton.
18. What is the exoskeleton made of?

19. What is the function of the exoskeleton?

20. List those animals with exoskeletons below.

JOINTED LEGS
Read about jointed legs and click to discover which have jointed legs.
21. List those animals with jointed legs below

MANY PAIRS OF LIMBS
Read about pairs of limbs.
Click to discover which animals have multiple pairs of legs.
22. List those animas with multiple pairs of legs below.