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Does a prawn have a backbone?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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15y ago

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Prawns and shirmps belong to the phylum arthropoda and organism with backbones belong to the phylum chordata. Therefore prawns, shrimps (crustaceans) and insects do not have a backbone.

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10y ago

Yes. All fish are vertebrates. Some have cartilage instead of hard bones.

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10y ago

Yes. It's made of a material called chitin (Kyten) which is related to the material that makes up your fingernails. Essentially, prawns are insects of the sea.

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13y ago

Yes they have an exoskeleton

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SAFIYA BURAHEE

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3y ago

I think it does not have backbones

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11y ago

Yes.

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Jenny Ring

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2y ago

yes they do!!!!!

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