Arthropods online activity questions.docx



Arthropods Story Activity. the activity through and answer the questions listed below on a separate sheet of paper.1. According to the activity what percent of all described species of animals are Arthropods?2. How many arthropods are alive at any one time? How many is that in relations to each person on earth?3. What is the most abundant animal in the ocean?4. What was the crustacean that is found under the arctic ice pack? What does it eat?5. What is unique about the ants in Australia? 6. Where does the largest centipede on earth live? How large does it grow? What does it eat?7. How long have arthropods been on earth?8. What are the 5 branches of arthropods on earth today?9. What 5 characteristics that all arthropods share?10. On the try it out activity, which of the following animals are Bilateral symmetry? Mouse, millipede, jellyfish, scorpion, moth, onychophoran.11. Of the animals listed which has a segmented body?Mouse, millipede, jellyfish, scorpion, moth, onychophoran.12. Of the animals listed which has a hard exoskeleton?Mouse, millipede, jellyfish, scorpion, moth, onychophoran. 13. Of the animals listed which has Jointed legs? Mouse, millipede, jellyfish, scorpion, moth, onychophoran.14. From front to back list the functions of the limbs on the crayfish. Sensory is first, ______15. Give characteristics of each of the 5 major groups of arthropods based on the information explained on the hyperlink. Insects-Chelicerates-Crustaceans-Myriapods-Trilobites-16. How long before the first dinosaur evolved did the first arthropod climb out of the water?17. Describe the Sanctacaris.18. What the Sanctacaris an arthropod? 19. Which Branch does the Sanctacaris fit?20. Describe Opabinia.21. Was Opabinia an arthropod?22. What branch does Opabinia fit?23. Describe the Pikaia.24. What branch of animals does Pikaia belong to?25. Describe Hallucigenia.26. Was Hallucigenia an Arthropod?27. What branch of animals does the Hallucigenia fit?28. Was Naraoia an arthropod?29. Which branch does the Naraoia fit?30. What does the evidence show that Trilobites evolved the spiny exoskeletons for?31. Describe the limb layout of Crustaceans. 32. How is the Lice legs adapted to their function? Spider? Water Strider?33. Arthropods did not evolve specialized limbs because the “needed” them, they _______34. Explain why terrestrial arthropods did not grow larger than they do using physics and inheritance.35. Why is the exoskeleton a double edged sword?36. Using the water balloon example, explain why the larger the arthropod the more squishy the molted exoskeleton becomes?37. Explain what will happen to the largest Ant in the blowing up the ant demonstration.38.LengthWidthHeight=VolumeCube 1Cube 2 Volume increases ____ fold!39. What is the similarity between the tubes and cubes and the size of the ant.40. What is the triple whammy insects got?41. How do insects get oxygen?42. Explain why the largest dragonfly has trouble getting Oxygen to its gut cell? Explain using the mini experiment shown.43. Write a conclusion about arthropods that includes parts from each of the different areas of this activity. ................
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