Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 31.7, Problem 3SB
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The difference between a number of body regions and appendages on the head, among four groups of living arthropods.
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Phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum of the animal kingdom. It includes segmented animals with a hard exoskeleton and jointed appendages. These include insects, spiders, crustaceans, millipedes, and centipedes and some already extinct trilobites and related animals.
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