GRASSHOPPER DISSECTION
Just like annelids, arthropods have a complete digestive system, with the addition of mandibles to aid eating and the digestive system process. They developed three segments-the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. It has wings, and it has a lot of muscle in the legs to help it jump.
It has a highly developed body plan.
Ecology of Grasshoppers, phylum Arthropoda: Grasshoppers help stimulate plant growth, cycle nutrients through the environment they live in, and are an important part of their environment’s food chain.
Subgroups of Arthropods: There are 5 classes of Arthropods- Crustaceans, Mandibulates, Centipedes, Millipedes, and insects. Crustaceans are a huge and varied group of marine and land species. Centipedes are a land group of poisonous predators with many legs, one pair on each segment. Millipedes are a land group of plant eaters with many legs, two pair on each segment.
Just like annelids, arthropods have a complete digestive system, with the addition of mandibles to aid eating and the digestive system process. They developed three segments-the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. It has wings, and it has a lot of muscle in the legs to help it jump.
It has a highly developed body plan.
Ecology of Grasshoppers, phylum Arthropoda: Grasshoppers help stimulate plant growth, cycle nutrients through the environment they live in, and are an important part of their environment’s food chain.
Subgroups of Arthropods: There are 5 classes of Arthropods- Crustaceans, Mandibulates, Centipedes, Millipedes, and insects. Crustaceans are a huge and varied group of marine and land species. Centipedes are a land group of poisonous predators with many legs, one pair on each segment. Millipedes are a land group of plant eaters with many legs, two pair on each segment.