All living organisms are placed into groups according to their features. Myriapods are one of the main groups of arthropods.
Fig. 1.4 is a photograph of the myriapod, Apheloria virginiensis.

Fig. 1.4
A. virginiensis releases the poison cyanide when it is attacked by predators. Cyanide stops enzymes in the mitochondria from functioning.
Suggest why cells die if the mitochondria do not function.







