Question 1

The mouthparts of ticks and mites are carried on an anterior projection called the __________.

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capitulum

Question 2

Trilobites exist today as

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A)  freshwater dwellers.
B)  terrestrial crustaceans.
C)  aquatic insects.
D)  horseshoe crabs.
E)  fossils only;they are all extinct.

Question 3

Centipedes

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A)  are herbivorous.
B)  have poison claws.
C)  have five pairs of legs.
D)  use gills for respiration.
E)  are parthenogenetic and always oviparous.

Question 4

Some mites,such as the _______ ________ or family Tetranychidae,are very destructive to plants.

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spider mites

Question 5

What is the evidence that suggests pycnogonids are more closely related to crustaceans than to other arthropods? Why is this evidence contrary to molecular evidence that suggests otherwise?

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Question 6

Four classes of myriapods are Chilopoda,Pauropoda,Symphyla and _____________.

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Question 7

Discuss features of ticks that make them such excellent vectors of human arthropod-borne diseases.

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Ticks are excellent vectors of human art...

Question 8

Members of the subphylum ________________ were abundant during the Cambrian period.

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The answer of Members of the subphylum ________________ were abundant...

Question 9

Eurypterids

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A)  resembled insects.
B)  are extinct.
C)  are called sea spiders.
D)  were very small aquatic scorpions.
E)  were huge ancient scorpions that wandered on land.

Question 10

You find a white,soft-bodied myriapod in the soil in a flower pot.It has long antenna but lacks eyes and fang-like claws.It most likely is a

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A)  pauropod.
B)  symphylan.
C)  centipede.
D)  millipede.
E)  None of the choices is correct.

Question 11

The correct order for layers of ectoskeleton from outside to inside is

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A)  endocuticle-epicuticle-exocuticle.
B)  endocuticle-exocuticle-epicuticle.
C)  exocuticle-endocuticle-epicuticle.
D)  epicuticle-exocuticle-endocuticle.
E)  exocuticle-epicuticle-endocuticle.

Question 12

Groups of segments fused or combined into functional groups are called __________.

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Question 13

You would be most likely to find a pauropod if you examined

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A)  the fur of a mammal,since they are parasites.
B)  under a rock in a stream.
C)  moist soil,leaf litter,or decaying debris.
D)  inside the juicy tissues of a host plant.
E)  an intertidal pool.

Question 14

During mating in spiders,the male inserts his ____________ into the genital opening of the female.

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Question 15

Another name for the harvestman is ________ ________.

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The answer of Another name for the harvestman is ________...

Question 16

The excretory system of insects and spiders works by

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A)  excreting wastes across the digestive system membrane.
B)  active transport of just the waste molecules across the tubules.
C)  transport of all ions and solutes across the tubule and retrieval of water and useful ions in the rectum.
D)  excretion of only ions and wastes in the rectum.
E)  packaging and sealing off toxic wastes until the organism dies.

Question 17

Spiders and insects have an excretory system composed of

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A)  permeable surface cuticle.
B)  enclosed book lungs.
C)  flame cells.
D)  green glands.
E)  malpighian tubules.

Question 18

Chelicerates have six pairs of appendages that include a pair of pedipalps,four pairs of walking legs,and a pair of ____________________.

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Question 19

A male spider inseminates a female spider by

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A)  normal abdomen to abdomen mating.
B)  external fertilization where a male spider dances a female over a spermatophore packet.
C)  injecting sperm with his pedipalps and then rapidly retreating before being eaten.
D)  transferring sperm via silk.
E)  avoiding the dangerous female spider altogether and fertilizing the eggs after they are laid in an egg case. C

Question 20

The millipedes

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A)  bear two pairs of legs on most body segments.
B)  are very beneficial because they feed on insects.
C)  are more active than centipedes because they have more legs.
D)  have flattened bodies in contrast to centipedes.
E)  lack spiracles and tracheae and therefore differ from centipedes.

Exam 19: Trilobites, Chelicerates, and Myriapods

The mouthparts of ticks and mites are carried on an anterior projection called the __________.

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Trilobites exist today as

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Centipedes

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Some mites,such as the _______ ________ or family Tetranychidae,are very destructive to plants.

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What is the evidence that suggests pycnogonids are more closely related to crustaceans than to other arthropods? Why is this evidence contrary to molecular evidence that suggests otherwise?

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Four classes of myriapods are Chilopoda,Pauropoda,Symphyla and _____________.

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Discuss features of ticks that make them such excellent vectors of human arthropod-borne diseases.

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Members of the subphylum ________________ were abundant during the Cambrian period.

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Eurypterids

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You find a white,soft-bodied myriapod in the soil in a flower pot.It has long antenna but lacks eyes and fang-like claws.It most likely is a

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The correct order for layers of ectoskeleton from outside to inside is

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Groups of segments fused or combined into functional groups are called __________.

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You would be most likely to find a pauropod if you examined

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During mating in spiders,the male inserts his ____________ into the genital opening of the female.

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Another name for the harvestman is ________ ________.

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The excretory system of insects and spiders works by

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Spiders and insects have an excretory system composed of

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Chelicerates have six pairs of appendages that include a pair of pedipalps,four pairs of walking legs,and a pair of ____________________.

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A male spider inseminates a female spider by

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