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A lack of respiratory and circulatory systems distinguish the classA) Pycnogonidia B) Merostoma C) Arachnida D) Insecta 2
An example of a hermaphroditic crustacean is theA) crab B) lobster C) barnacle D) crayfish 3
A good example of tagmatization is theA) head B) abdomen C) cephalothorax D) chelicera 4
The major impediment to large size in arthropods isA) the poor respiratory system B) the inadequate nervous system C) the inability of their excretory system to conserve water D) the weight of a sufficiently strong exoskeleton 5
Night-flying insects have an eye that maximizes light intake. The eye is calledA) ocelli B) superposition eye C) photomultiplier eye D) apposition eye 6
All crustaceans have a unique kind of larva called aA) niaid B) naupilus C) trochophore D) planula E) nymph 7
The foremost appendages on spiders areA) pedipalps B) maxillae C) antennae D) chelicerae E) mandibles 8
Which of the following has biramous appendages?A) mites B) centipedes C) scorpions D) copepods E) horseshoe crabs 9
When the insect heart contracts, the blood flows to theA) wings B) head region C) legs D) thorax region E) abdominal region 10
In horseshoe crabs, the most anterior appendages are theA) antennae B) pinchers C) mandibles D) pedipalps E) chelicerae 11
The molting process in arthropods is known asA) ecdysis B) tagmatization C) metamorphosis D) paedomorphosis E) cephalization 12
Chemicals for insect communication are calledA) ecdysones B) protosones C) pheromones D) deuterosones E) none of the above 13
In insects, air first enters the body for respiration through theA) tracheoles B) ossicles C) spiracles D) telson E) trachea 14
Which of the following have uniramous mandibles?A) crabs B) water fleas C) fairy shrimp D) beetles E) barnacles 15
The scorpion pincers are modifiedA) chelicerae B) pedipalps C) mandibles D) maxillae E) telsons 16
The simple eyes of insects areA) ocelli B) apposition eyes C) rhabdoms D) superposition eyes E) ommatidia 17
Of the various kinds of respiratory devices listed, crustacea haveA) book gills B) tracheae C) book lungs D) gills E) branchioles 18
Which of the following has two pairs of uniramous appendages per body segment?A) lobsters B) mites C) horseshoe crabs D) barnacles E) millipedes 19
Which of the following insect structures is not homologous to the others listed?A) wings B) antennae C) legs D) mandibles E) chelicerae 20
Which of the following is not a mandibulate?A) centipede B) insect C) millipede D) crustacean E) scorpion 21
Which of the following groups of animals is not an "aquatic mandibulate"?A) Ostracoda B) Cladocera C) Chilopoda D) Isopoda E) Decopoda 22
The immature stage of insects with wimple metamorphosis is often called aA) chrysalis B) larva C) naupilus D) pupa E) nymph 23
While most insects have four wings, _______________ have only two.A) termites B) flies C) fleas D) bedbugs E) crickets 24
The second pair of spider appendages is theA) maxillae B) uropods C) pedipalps D) mandibles E) chelicerae 25
In the arthropod compound eye, each _______________ is covered with a lens and linked to eight special cells and a light sensitive core.A) ommatidium B) ocellus C) rhabdom D) retina E) labyrinth 26
The most successful of all animal groups are the:A) chordates B) arthropods C) annelids D) mollusks E) echinoderms 27
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the arthropods?A) jointed appendages B) exoskeleton C) coelom D) segmented body E) All of the above are characteristic of the arthropods. 28
Which one of the following is not a crustacean?A) lobster B) copepod C) horseshoe crab D) barnacle E) crayfish 29
The largest group of arthropods is the:A) arachnids B) crustaceans C) insects D) millipedes E) centipedes 30
Having chelicerae, a body divided into an anterior cephalothorax and posterior abdomen, and book lungs is characteristic of:A) arachnids B) insects C) millipedes D) crustaceans E) trilobites 31
How is gas exchange accomplished in an insect?A) Insects use skin as a gas-exchange surface; blood is circulated near the skin and picks up oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. B) They have feather-like gills through which blood and water flow in a countercurrent mechanism for efficient gas exchange. C) Insects have primitive lungs, called book lungs, which are a series of internal plates that provide surfaces for exchange of gasses between the blood and air. D) Insects have tracheae that carry air deep into the body where exchange occurs directly with the tissues. E) They have book gills which are modifications of the exoskeleton into a series of leaflike plates that serve as a surface for gas exchange. 32
Which of the following are not arthropods?A) earthworms B) crayfish C) spiders D) butterflies E) both a and c 33
The nymph stage precedes the pupa stage in complete metamorphosis.A) True B) False 34
Horseshoe crabs are crustaceans.A) True B) False 35
A characteristic of insects is that they undergo a metamorphosis.A) True B) False