Exploring Our Fluid Earth

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Question Set: Phylum Arthropoda
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
Structure and Function
Patterns
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS1.D: Information Processing
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
LS4.C: Adaptation
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Question Set: Phylum Arthropoda
  1. How does the exoskeleton of an arthropod compare with the
    1. exoskeleton of a mollusc?
    2. endoskeleton of a fish?
       
  2. How does the arrangement of gills in the crustacean differ from the arrangement of gills in fish?
     
  3. How does the circulatory system of a crustacean differ from that of a fish?
     
  4. How does the location of the nerve cord of arthropods compare with that of vertebrates? Of polychaetes?
     
  5. 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?
Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.