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What are some advantages for exoskeletons?
Advantages of exoskeleton: they allow complex movements due to jointed appendages. they provide protection against physical damage and abrasion. they ...
What are two disadvantages of an exoskeleton?
Disadvantages of exoskeleton :they cannot stretch or expand. special modification are required for gaseous exchange and sensory pick up. it is a major...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having an endo skeleton?
What is the advantage to having an endoskeleton?What are 3 advantages of Endoskeleton?What is an disadvantage of an endoskeleton?What is the main adv...
How does having a exoskeleton affect how an animal grows?
Growth. Since exoskeletons are rigid, they present some limits to growth. Organisms with open shells can grow by adding new material to the aperture o...
What are the Advantages and disadvantages of having an exoskeleton?
With exoskeletons it is difficult to regulate body temperature and they limit the size of the organism....Explanation: they allow complex movements du...
What happens to the exoskeleton when an arthopod grows?
Instead, arthropods must go through the delicate process of shedding the old exoskeleton and expanding to a larger size before the new exoskeleton har...
What are some types of exoskeleton?
Various Types of ExoskeletonsHip Exoskeleton. Hips connect the upper limbs and the lower limbs. ... Knee Exoskeleton. ... Ankle Exoskeleton. ... Multi...
It's shedding an outgrown exoskeleton?
In arthropods, such as insects, arachnids and crustaceans, moulting is the shedding of the exoskeleton (which is often called its shell), typically to...
How does an animal with an exoskeleton grow?
Organisms with open shells can grow by adding new material to the aperture of their shell, as is the case in snails, bivalves and other molluscans. A ...