Which arthropods are a part of the class maxillopoda? And

What are hexapods distinguishing characteristics?

a) Maxillopoda is a diverse class of crustaceans including barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals. It does not appear to be a monophyletic group, and no single character unites all the members

b) General Characters of Hexapoda (Insects)

Ø A large taxa, includes insects and a small group of wingless arthropods.

Ø Body plan: 3 parts, head, thorax and abdomen.

Ø Head with six segments.

Ø Thorax with three pairs of jointed legs (hence the name hexapoda)

Ø Head bears a presegmental acron.

Ø Acron bears compound eyes.

relative dating involves things like higher layers are most recent than rocks lower in the sequence. this can be extended to the known sequence of fossils. rocks containing rabbit fossils are later than those containing dinosaur fossils.  

absolute dating methods mainly use radioactive elements that have known rates of decay and produce recognizable products. for example potassium 40 decays to produce argon. once a rock has solidified the argon is trapped. by measuring the argon and potassium0 you can get an accurate number for the age.  

some other methods are good for archaeological ages. dendrochronology involves recognizing the sequence of tree rings. the orientation of magnetized particles in baked clay can be used to date a fire.

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interphase   is the cell cycle stage in which the cell acquires nutrients, creates and uses proteins and other molecules and starts the process of cell division by replicating the dna. it is the longest stage in the eukaryote cell cycle.

the following   can go wrong during interphase:   a base pair could be mismatched during the duplication process causing a mutation.   correct answer: c

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