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Zoology: Ch. 8 Arthropods
Zoology: Ch. 8 Arthropods
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A quiz to help students study for our Arthropod test in Zoology class
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1
The shedding of the exoskeleton is called
Ecdysis
Dessication
Tagmatization
Metamerism
2
The two appendages on the front of a spider's head used for sensory, catch prey, & reproduction
Fangs
Spinnerets
Chelicerae
Pedipalps
3
Centipedes and millipedes are in what subphylum?
Chelicerata
Hexapoda
Crustacea
Myriapoda
4
These insects often communicate by dancing:
Beetles
Spiders
Bees
Flies
5
A chemical released by an organism that affects the behavior of another of the same species is:
Aldosterone
Hormone
Ecdysone
Pheromone
6
Insects are in what subphylum?
Myriapoda
Crustacea
Chelicerata
Hexapoda
7
Spiders breathe with this organ...
book lungs
book gills
tracheae
spiracles
8
The word 'arthropod' means...
eight foot
hard foot
jointed foot
flexible foot
9
This bacterial infection is carried by the dog tick and while curable, it can be lethal
African Sleeping Sickness
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Lyme disease
Malaria
10
This insect pest is known to destroy Ash trees in Ohio and surrounding states
Gypsy Moth
Emerald Borer Beetle
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
11
Which animal is NOT an arachnid?
Daddy longlegs
Scorpion
Horseshoe crab
Spider crab
12
The most lethal scorpion in the world is the:
Israeli Yellow Scorpion
Arizona Bark Scorpion
Emperor Scorpion
Indian Red Scorpion
13
These 'living fossils' are found in shallow water along the Atlantic Coast
barnacles
trilobites
copepods
horseshoe crabs
14
The three body parts of many adult arthropods, such as insects, are the
head, thorax, abdomen
head, foot, visceral mass
head, cephalothorax, abdomen
head, segments, pygidium
15
Insects have how many legs?
8
4
10
6
16
Spiracles help insects by:
making noises for communication
increasing surface area
excreting wastes
preventing water loss
17
A parasitic mite that causing intense itching and skin rashes is
Deer ticks
Chiggers
Scabies
Dust mites
18
The inner layer of an arthropod's exoskeleton is called
paracuticle
epicuticle
procuticle
prostomium
19
These arthropods have one pair of legs per segment and venom claws used to kill their prey
Centipedes
Millipedes
Daddy longlegs
Hornworms
20
Which animal is NOT a crustacean?
Crayfish
Pill bug
Barnacle
Horseshoe crab
21
Crustaceans have
Two pairs of antennae, one pair of chewing appendages
Two pairs of antennae, 3 pairs of chewing appendages
One pair of antennae, 2 pairs of chewing appendages
One pair of antennae, 3 pairs of chewing appendages
22
This shrimp has one of the fastest punches in the animal kingdom
Mexican Brown Shrimp
Royal Red Shrimp
Coonstripe Shrimp
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
23
What are the phases of incomplete metamorphosis?
egg, larva, pupa, adult
egg, larva, adult
egg, pupa, nymph, adult
egg, nymph, adult
24
What organ do arthropods use for excretion?
Nephridia
Flame cells
Green glands
Malpighian tubules
25
The number one disease vector in the world
flies
fleas
ticks
mosquitoes
26
Daddy longlegs are also called
harvestmen
trapdoor spiders
pseudo-scorpions
mites
27
The study of insects is known as
Insectology
Apiology
Arachnology
Entomology
28
The specialized body regions of an arthropod are called
Annuli
Tagmata
Chelicerae
Segments
29
Brown recluse spiders contain venom that kills tissues & skin around the bite, this venom is a
Hemolytic
Cytotoxin
Cardiotoxin
Neurotoxin
30
What insect carried and spread the Bubonic plague?
Tsetse flies
House flies
Mosquitoes
Fleas
