A | B |
exoskeleton | a tough external covering |
chitin | protein and carbohydrates |
appendage | structures such as legs and antennae that extend from the body wall |
tracheal tube | network of breathing tubes |
spiracle | small openings on the side of the body |
book lung | organs that have layers of respiratory tissue |
malpighian tubule | saclike organs that extract wastes from the blood and then add them to feces |
molting | an arthropod sheds its entire exoskeleton |
cephalothorax | fusion with the head and thorax |
thorax | body part of a crustacean that lies just behind the head and houses most of the internal organs |
abdomen | the posterior part of the body |
carapace | part of the exoskeleton that covers the cephalothorax |
mandible | mouthpart adapted for biting and grinding food |
cheliped | first pair of legs |
swimmeret | flipperlike appendages used for swimming |
chelicera | fangs that are used to stab and paralyze prey |
pedipalp | fangs modifed to grab prey |
spinneret | organs that contain silk glands |
incomplete metamorphosis | undergo gradual change from nymphs |
nymph | immature forms that lack sexual organs |
complete metamorphasis | undergo dramatic change int he body |
pupa | final molt |
pheromone | chemical signals |
society | group of closely related animals of the same species |
caste | groups of individuals |
endoskeleton | structural support located inside the body of an animal |
water vascular system | system of internal tubes |
madreporite | sieve like structure through which the water vascular system of an echinoderm opens to the outside |
tubefoot | structure that operate much like suction cup |