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KEY CONCEPT Arthropods are the most diverse of all animals.

KEY CONCEPT Arthropods are the most diverse of all animals. Arthropod features are highly adapted. Arthropods are invertebrates that share several features. exoskeleton (cuticle) made of chitin jointed appendages segmented body parts. Trilobites—extinct, bottom feeders.

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KEY CONCEPT Arthropods are the most diverse of all animals.

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  1. KEY CONCEPT Arthropods are the most diverse of all animals.

  2. Arthropod features are highly adapted. • Arthropods are invertebrates that share several features. • exoskeleton (cuticle) made of chitin • jointed appendages • segmented body parts

  3. Trilobites—extinct, bottom feeders • Arthropods are classified into five groups.

  4. Crustaceans—live in oceans, freshwater streams, and on land

  5. Chelicerates—specialized daggerlike mouthparts

  6. Insects—most live on land, have six legs

  7. Insect body parts • Head • Thorax • Abdomen

  8. Complete vs Incomplete Metamorphosis

  9. Myriapods—long bodies and many pairs of legs

  10. Arthropod exoskeletons serve a variety of functions. • Joints are made of stiff and flexible cuticle to allow movement. • The exoskeleton is made of many layers of chitin. • hard material that protects the body • must be shed in order to grow

  11. Adaptations to help reduce water loss • 1. waterproof cuticle • 2. book lungs • 3. Malpighian tubules • 4. Spiracles and trachae

  12. Arthropods have an open circulatory system. • Sensory organs such as antennae are made of modified cuticle. • Most arthropods have compound eyes.

  13. Arthropod diversity evolved over millions of years. • The oldest fossils are of trilobites that date back 540 million years.

  14. The evolutionary relationship between arthropods and other invertebrates remains under question. • body segmentation similar to annelids • molecular evidence suggests segmentation is analogous development • Velvet worms and water bears are considered the closest relatives of arthropods.

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