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Subphylum Mandibulata Quiz
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1

What are the defining characteristics of the Subphylum Mandibulata?
2

What is a uniramous appendage? A biramous appendage?
3

What are the 3 classes of the Mandibulata?
4

What does the name “myriapoda” mean?
5

What are the 2 orders of the Class Myriapoda? Major characteristics?
6

Are the appendages of myriapods uniramous or biramous?
7

How many antennae do myriapods possess?
8

What are the defining characteristics of the Class Insecta (Hexapoda)?
9

What is the only habitat where insects have not been found?
10

How many species of insects have been described? How many are undescribed? Why are there so many species? (Why are they so successful?)
11

What is the economic importance of insects?
12

What are the 3 regions (tagmata) of an insect’s body?
13

How many pairs of wings are usually present in insects?
14

How many pairs of legs are usually present in insects?
15

What kinds of eyes do insects possess?
16

How many pairs of appendages are present on an insect’s head? What are they?
17

What do insects use for gas exchange?
18

What do insects use for excretion?
19

Why was flight an important adaptation for insects?
20

Which insects are “social”?
21

Distinguish between hemimetabolous and holometabolous development in insects.
22

What are the defining characteristics of the Class Crustacea?
23

Crustaceans are the only arthropods that have ____ pairs of antennae!
24

What are the defining characteristics of the Subclass Malacostraca?
25

What are the 3 regions of the body of a malacostracan?
26

If the head and thorax are fused, and covered with a carapace, the region is called a _______________________________. What is the rostrum?
27

What are the appendages on the malacostracan head?
28

What are the appendages on the thorax? on the abdomen? how many? are the appendages uniramous or biramous?
29

Which malacostracans belong to the Order Decapoda? (“deca” = 10)
30

The Order Euphausiacea are commonly known as “____________”.
31

Why are krill important?
32

What is unusual about the gills of the krill?
33

What is the function of photophores in krill?
34

What is the common name of the Order Stomatopoda?
35

How are the 2nd pairs of thoracic legs modified in mantis shrimp?
36

Where are the gills located on mantis shrimp?
37

How do Isopoda and Amphipoda differ from the decapods?
38

Give the common names of the critters in the Subclass Branchiopoda.
39

What is the common name for the Subclass Cirripedia?
40

What are the defining characteristics of barnacles?
41

Distinguish between gooseneck barnacles and acorn barnacles.
42

What type of larvae do barnacles produce?
43

What are the typical larvae of decapods?





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