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Arthropods
All Arthropods share
these traits:
a segmented body
many jointed legs or limbs
an exoskeleton
cold blooded
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/arthropod1.htm
Interesting Fact:
Trilobites are an extinct species of arthropod that are found in fossils around the world!
http://www.trilobites.info/
There are 4 groups of arthropods:
Insects (6 legs)
Arachnids (8 legs)
Crustaceans (10 legs)
Myriapods (10+ legs)
Click
here
for more videos about arthropods.
Arthropods make up over 3/4 of all living things.
Arthropods have a skeleton inside their bodies.
During their life cycle, arthropods go through a transformation called metamorphosis.
An arthropod's exoskeleton grows as the arthropod grows.
Click
here
to find the answers. Then write a true/false question of your own.
Click
here
to take an interactive quiz about arthropods.
Webquest links
Click the picture below to go to the Insect Webquest.
Click the picture below to go to the Arachnid Webquest.
Click the picture below to go to the Myriapod Webquest.
Click the picture below to go to the
Crustacean Webquest.
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Yellowstone National Park
Insects
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