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What are advantages of exoskeletons?
Advantages of exoskeleton: 1) they allow complex movements due to jointed appendages. 2) they provide protection against physical damage and abrasion....
What is inside the exoskeleton?
The exoskeleton is composed of a thin, outer protein layer, the epicuticle, and a thick, inner, chitin–protein layer, the procuticle. In most terrestr...
Do exsoskeltons grow?
An exoskeleton does not grow; it must be molted regularly and a new one secreted, at which time the animal is soft and vulnerable to both predators an...
What is called when an arthropod sheds its entire exoskeleton and manufactures a new one to take its place?
What is the process by which an arthropod sheds its old exoskeleton and secretes a larger one?How do arthropods shed their exoskeleton?What forms the...
How does having an exoskeleton affect how an animal grows?
Exoskeletons are hard protective coverings or shells that also provide attachments for muscles. Before shedding or molting the existing exoskeleton, a...
Does an exoskeleton function in the same way as a hydrostatic skeleton?
A hydrostatic skeleton is formed by a fluid-filled compartment held under hydrostatic pressure; movement is created by the muscles producing pressure ...
How do animals with exoskeletons move?
While exoskeletons are hard and stiff, they also have joints, or bendable sections. These joints allow the animals to move easily. The exoskeletons of...
What are two benefits of an arthropods exoskeleton?
Advantages of exoskeleton: 1) they allow complex movements due to jointed appendages. 2) they provide protection against physical damage and abrasion....
Do cockaroaches have exoskeleton?
Examples of animals with exoskeletons include insects such as grasshoppers and cockroaches, and crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters, as well as the...