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Phylum Arthropoda (Terrestrial) – Questions Video Title: Terrestrial Arthropods: The Conquerors Video 13:41 minutes

1. Whichoftheeightphylawasthefirsttoleavetheoceanandcomeontoland?

2. Whatfeaturesofthearthropodbodyplanallowedthemtoinvadeland?

3. Whatrolemightalgalmatshaveplayedinthelandinvasion?

4. Whatisspecialaboutarthropodappendages?

5. Whatdidthefirstarthropodsonlandeat?

6. Seehowmanydifferentusesofarthropodappendagesyoucanlist.

7. Whatarthropodstructuresareusedtoextractoxygenfromair?

8. WhattwomajorhabitatsofEarthwerearthropodsthefirstanimalstoexplore?

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9. Defineinyourownwordsthevocabularywordsattheendofthevideo.

Exoskeleton

Appendage

Molting

Terrestrial

Detritus

Supplementary questions:

1. Whyistheinsectbodyplansosuccessful?

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2. Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavinganinternalskeletonlikeoursasopposedtoanexternalskeletonthatisshedinordertogrow?

3. Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofundergoingmetamorphosis?

4. Whatanimals,besidesarthropods,undergometamorphosis?

5. Humansoftenthinkofinsectsascreepy-crawliesthatareuptonogood.Thoughsomeinsectsdostingorbite,otherspollinateourcrops.Makeatwo-columnlistofsomeofthegoodthingsandsomeofthebadthingsaboutinsectswithregardtotheirimmediateimpactonhumans.

6. Insectsareanenormouslydiversegroupoforganismsthatoftenplaykeyrolesintheirrespectiveecosys-tems.Writeafewsentencesdescribingthreerolesthatinsectsplayinthenaturalworldtohelpmaintainecosystemservices.

7.Whatistheinsect’sturbo-chargedsystemfortakinginoxygencalled?