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Question Set: Phylum Arthropoda
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts:
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:
- How does the exoskeleton of an arthropod compare with the
- exoskeleton of a mollusc?
- endoskeleton of a fish?
- How does the arrangement of gills in the crustacean differ from the arrangement of gills in fish?
- How does the circulatory system of a crustacean differ from that of a fish?
- How does the location of the nerve cord of arthropods compare with that of vertebrates? Of polychaetes?
- Arthropods are by far the most diverse group within the animal kingdom. They occur in a wide range of habitats around the world, often in large populations. What evolutionary adaptations have enabled arthropods to be so successful?
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