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Chapter 28

The answers to the following questions come out of the reading in Chapter 28, starting on page 715- 719 ( 1-20)

  1. How many times more are arthropods than any other animal on earth? ______
  2. What are the 3 most common characteristics found on arthropods? ______
  3. What is the arthropod covered with and what purpose does it serve? ______
  4. This covering is made of what 2 substances? ______
  5. What are appendages? ______
  6. Where did the first arthropod appear? ______
  7. What has natural selection and other processes led to? ______
  8. What are the 4 types of eating habits in arthropods? ______
  9. Describe the respiratory system of a grasshopper, including terms such as tracheal tubes and spiracles, explaining how these two work together. ______
  10. What are book lungs? ______
  11. What do aquatic arthropods use to breath? ______
  12. What type of circulatory system do arthropods have? ______
  13. What do the Malpighian tubules do? ______
  14. Describe the brain of the arthropod and how it works. ______
  15. How many lenses does a compound eye have? ______
  16. What are the arthropods, movement, controlled by? ______
  17. Why do arthropods have to molt? ______
  18. What is molting controlled by? ______
  19. Describe what happens when an animal is about to molt. ______
  20. Why is this process, molting, dangerous to the animal? ______

Questions will be found, starting on page (726 – 733)

  1. What animals have the greatest impact on Earth? ______
  2. What are the 3 characteristics that have enabled insects their success? ______
  3. What are the 4 features specific to insects? ______
  4. Eyes with multiple lenses allow it to do what far better than us? ______
  5. How many pairs of legs do insects have? ______
  6. What is the difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis?______
  7. List 5 negative aspects of insects.______
  8. List 2 positive aspects of insects. ______
  9. List 3 ways insects communicate. ______
  10. What does much of their communication depend on? ______
  11. Give 2 examples from the reading. ______
  12. Give an example of Visual communication. ______
  13. Give an example of Chemical communication. ______
  14. What is a society? ______
  15. What is a caste? ______
  16. What are the 2 basic dances of honey bees? ______
  17. Break down each dance and explain what the movements communicate to the other bees in the hive. ______