Arthropod Study Guide

Know the class & phylum for each of these arthropods:

• horseshoe crab

• crayfish

• tarantula

• barnacle

• scorpion

• butterfly

• Daphnia

• millipede

• centipede

• pillbug

Be able to tell the habitat (marine, freshwater, or terrestrial) each of these arthropods would be found:

• shrimp

• pillbug

• horseshoe crab

• centipede

• crayfish

• honeybee

• trilobite

• crab

List the 3 main characteristics of all arthropods

List the steps in complete metamorphosis & name insects that use this method.

Know the main characteristic of all mandibulates.

Know the main characteristic of all chelicerates.

Be able to recognize pictures of:

• grasshopper

• barnacle

• millipede

• centipede

• scorpion

• pillbug

• trilobite

• crayfish

• tarantula

• horseshoe crab

Be able to tell which arthropod fits the following characteristics:

• marine with chelicerae or fangs

• live in damp soil & can roll into ball for protection

• 6 legs and head, thorax, & abdomen

• 8 legs & eats insects

• extinct 

• lives in limestone case 7 attached to rocks

• predator with poison stinger on abdomen

• scavenger with 4 legs per body segment

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