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Overview of Arthropod Biology

Arthropoda are invertebrate animals that have an exoskeleton, segmented bodies, and jointed appendages. They exhibit three main characteristics: 1) They have an exoskeleton made of chitin that provides structure and protection. This external skeleton limits their size but allows for muscle attachment and movement. 2) Their bodies are segmented into specialized regions including the head, thorax, and abdomen. Some fuse body regions into a cephalothorax. 3) They have jointed appendages adapted for various modes of locomotion and tasks like walking, swimming, digging and sensory input. Arthropoda are the most diverse and successful group of animals on Earth, inhab

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  • Sexual Reproduction,
  • Circulatory System,
  • Nervous Tissue,
  • Water Currents,
  • Complete Digestive Tract,
  • Body Regions,
  • Egg Development,
  • Environmental Adaptations,
  • Open Circulatory System,
  • Forest Insects
75 views14 pages

Overview of Arthropod Biology

Arthropoda are invertebrate animals that have an exoskeleton, segmented bodies, and jointed appendages. They exhibit three main characteristics: 1) They have an exoskeleton made of chitin that provides structure and protection. This external skeleton limits their size but allows for muscle attachment and movement. 2) Their bodies are segmented into specialized regions including the head, thorax, and abdomen. Some fuse body regions into a cephalothorax. 3) They have jointed appendages adapted for various modes of locomotion and tasks like walking, swimming, digging and sensory input. Arthropoda are the most diverse and successful group of animals on Earth, inhab

Uploaded by

Badhrie Sridhar
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
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Topics covered

  • Sexual Reproduction,
  • Circulatory System,
  • Nervous Tissue,
  • Water Currents,
  • Complete Digestive Tract,
  • Body Regions,
  • Egg Development,
  • Environmental Adaptations,
  • Open Circulatory System,
  • Forest Insects

Arthropoda

By:Badhrie, Khizar, and Brenden


Germ Layers

Three germ layers

Ectoderm- outermost layer. Epidermis and nervous tissue

Endoderm- innermost layer of cells and tissues. Lining of gut

Mesoderm- middle layer. Between Ectoderm and Endoderm. Contains blood


vessels and red blood cells
Symmetry
Bilateral
Coelom
Coelomate

The internal organs in Arthropods are all


attached to each other. They can still move
around in their cavity.
Digestive tract
They have a Complete digestive
tract

Foregut (pharynx and esophagus


to the stomach)

Midgut (stomach)

Hindgut (colon, anus)


Cephalization
Arthropods exhibit cephalization by having a
brain and central nerve cord. They have well
developed sense organs like sight and taste.
They have intricate mouthparts and elaborate
sensory organs, including statocysts, antennae,
simple eyes and compound eyes. Sensitive hairs
on the surface of the body can detect touch,
water currents, or chemicals.
Segmentation
Segments can be fused into
three main body regions: a head,
thorax, and abdomen.
Sometimes the head and the
thorax are fused together into a
cephalothorax.
Skeleton and Appendages
● Arthropods have an exoskeleton
○ The exoskeleton provides a large surface area
for the attachment of muscles and, in addition
to functioning in support and movement, also
provides protection from the external
environment.
○ The external skeleton imposes limits on the
maximum size of an arthropod, especially in
those that live on land. The largest arthropods
live in the sea, where they gain considerable
support from the buoyance of seawater.
● They have a joined appendix
○ Appendages of arthropods have been adapted
for all types of locomotion—walking, pushing,
running, swimming, and burrowing.
Circulatory system
Arthropoda have an open circulatory system with
a heart , arteries and open spaces of the
hemocoel.
Respiratory system
Crustaceans such as lobsters have gills to
breathe underwater. Terrestrial species such
as insects trachea and lungs to breathe.
Reproduction
All Arthropoda are able to reproduce
sexually. Some species such as bees
and ants can also produce asexually.
Some develop eggs.
Habitat
Arthropoda live in virtually every climate on earth.
Insects usually live in climates such as deserts
and forests while crustaceans tend to live under
the ocean.
Example of Arthropods
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