Prentice Hall Biology (California)
Prentice Hall Biology (California)
1st Edition
Kenneth R. Miller, Levine
ISBN: 9780132013529
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Page 743: Standards Practice

Exercise 1
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Mites and ticks are relatives of the spider. They are members of the class Arachnida. They are small arachnids that are mostly parasitic.
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C. arachnids
Exercise 2
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Spiders have spinneret glands which are responsible for producing spider silk.
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B. spinnerets
Exercise 3
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Echinoderms exhibit a spiny skin, an internal skeleton, tube feet, a water vascular system, and a five-part radial symmetry.
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B. a pair of antennae
Exercise 5
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Members of the class Arachnida have four pairs of legs that are used for walking.
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C. Arachnids
Exercise 6
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Pheromones play an essential role in an insect’s survival by triggering a particular behavior or function in an individual. They serve as messengers that give out signals about any food source, potential harm or a call out for a mate.
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D. pheromones
Exercise 7
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Spiders and their relatives such as scorpions, mites, and ticks are members of the class Arachnida.
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C. Arachnids
Exercise 8
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Trilobites are the extinct relatives of marine arthropods. These animals appeared 500 millions of years ago and they dominated the ocean during the Cambrian period.
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A. Trilobites
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According to the table, a cricket chirps 12 times in 15 seconds when placed in a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius. Given this condition, if a cricket is placed in a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, it will chirp for 9 times in 15 seconds.
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B. 10 degrees Celsius
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According to the table, the number of chirps and the temperature shows a positive relationship. This means that when the temperature decreases, the number of chirps also decrease.
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B. The number of chirps decreases when the temperature decreases.
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