ArthropodsOBJECTIVE:You will be able to list the four groups of arthropods and give an example of each.You will be able to explain the 4 things arthropods have in common.

Arthropod FactsAll Arthropod have 4 similar characteristics:

a. Jointed limbs that bend.Phylum Arthropoda Jointed Appendages

b. Segmented body distinctive parts (head, thorax, cephalothorax, abdomen)

antennaewingsclawspincersLobsters have internal gillsSegments also include specialized parts: wings, antennae, gills, pincers, and claws

c. An exoskeleton- ahard outercovering made ofchitin.It protects theanimal.

EndoskeletonExoskeleton*Needs to be shed as the animal grows*exoskeleton is replaced in a process called molting

d. a well-developed nervous system (brain) to detect things with their senses.

2. Classes of Arthropodsa. Centipedes and millipedes: have many segments

b. Crustaceans: shrimps, barnacles, crabs, and lobsters have gills

c. Arachnids spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, daddy-long-legs

d. Insects the largest group of arthropods and animals!!

3. Where do they live?Everywhere: On Land, in freshwater, in salt water and air

4. How do they get energy (food)?Some are predators, some are scavengers, some are decomposers, some are parasites!!!

5. Levels of Cellular OrganizationArthropods have cells, tissue, organs and organ systems

Cool Facts:Arthropods have been around for about 600 million yearsHave to shed exoskeleton to grow (molting)80 % of all animal life are arthropods

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:Butterfly

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobster

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrab

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrabSpider

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrabSpiderAnt

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrabSpiderAntBarnacle

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrabSpiderAntBarnacleScorpion

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrabSpiderAntBarnacleScorpionCentipede

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrabSpiderAntBarnacleScorpionCentipedePraying mantis

WHAT IS IT? Write down the group it belongs in:ButterflyLobsterCrabSpiderAntBarnacleScorpionCentipedePraying mantisShrimp

What group do I belong to?Centipede or millipede?

Crustacean?

Arachnid?

Insect?

ARTHROPODS~

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