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There are many advantages to a grasshopper having an exoskeleton. It makes them less desirable to predators and helps protect them from falls and things falling on them.
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How can a grasshoppers exoskeleton be both an advantage and a disadvantage?
The advantage of a grasshopper's exoskeleton is that it protects from damage, but it does not grow. All arthropods must molt for they outgrow their shell and so a new exoskeleton appears underneath the old one, but it's soft (disadvantage: vulnerable to predators).
What is the major component of the exoskeleton of a grasshoppers?
The exoskeleton is made of chitin, a polysaccharide.
Do grasshoppers have exoskeletons?
Grasshoppers, like all other insects, have an exoskeleton.
Do grasshopers have back bones?
No. Grasshoppers like all insects have an exoskeleton.
What are a grasshoppers body covered with?
Their body is covered with a hard exoskeleton.
What is a grasshopper's body supported by?
Grasshoppers are insects and they have an exoskeleton that supports their bodies.
What is the body covering of a grasshopper and how that covering protects it?
Like all insects, grasshoppers have exoskeletons.
Do grasshopers have bones?
No. Grasshoppers like all insects have an exoskeleton.
How is the armor of a grasshopper different from that of a starfish?
Grasshoppers have an exoskeleton (which is composed of chitin), but starfish do not.
Does a grasshopper have a backbone?
No, grasshopper do not have a backbone, in fact they don't have any bones at all. Insects, like grasshoppers, are supported by an outer shell called an exoskeleton. Exoskeletons are made of a substance called chitin.
Does grasshoppers have an exoskeleton?
No if you find a species that looks like a Grasshopper but has a stinger it is a Weta.
Do grasshoppers have scales?
Grasshoppers, like all other insects, have an exoskeleton.
