Question

Subphylum Myriapoda

List two derived characteristic for this subphylum.

List two differences between class Diplopoda and class Chilopoda

During a sunny vacation abroad you put your foot into your shoe and feel something within. Would you prefer it to be from class Chilopoda or class Diplopoda? Why?

Answer 1

Subphylum Myriapoda

Question: List two derived characteristic for this subphylum.

Answer: Derived characteristic of Myriapoda includes; tracheal system, unbranched limbs and Malpighian tubules as their sites of excretion.

Question: List two differences between class Diplopoda and class Chilopoda.

Answer:

Class Diplopoda (millipedes)	Class Chilopoda (centipedes)
Rounded body segments, Each body segment carries two pairs of legs	Flattened body segments, One pair of legs per body segment
Slow-moving, are mostly detritivores	move rapidly, are carnivorous

Question: During a sunny vacation abroad you put your foot into your shoe and feel something within. Would you prefer it to be from class Chilopoda or class Diplopoda? Why?

Answer: Class Diplopoda. They occupy almost all terrestrial habitats, with a preference for humid conditions. Class Chilopoda (Centipedes) requires moist microhabitat becase they lack cuticle which cause water lose from their body.