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hold, tear, and pass solid food to the mouth.
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∙ 12y agoChitinous teeth aid in food digestion by helping to further break down food to smaller particles.
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What is the function of the uropod in crayfish?
A uropod is used for swimming. Telson does the same thing.
What is the function of the teeth and the tongue?
how do your teeth and tongue work together
How teeth and jaw of a sheep is adapted to its function?
The teeth of sheep have adapted for the function of eating. Depending on where the sheep lives, its teeth and jaw will be different. The teeth will adapt to its food, making it the easiest for the sheep to eat, and those sheep will reproduce.
What is the main function of phosphate?
for energy, form teeth and bones
What is the function of a crayfish's antenna?
The crafish's antennules are the smaller antennas and they aid in balance and provide taste and touch. The larger antennas called the antennae are much more sensative then the antennules, providing the crayfish stronger sense of taste and touch.
What is a crayfish cheliped?
The chitinous covered "claw" on a decapod (lobsters and crayfish)
What is the function of the stomach in a crayfish?
Chitinous teeth aid in food digestion by helping to further break down food to smaller particles.
What two characteristics make a crayfish and arthropod?
Crayfish are classified as arthropods, because of their characteristic segmented bodies, chitinous exoskeleton, and joint appendages.
What are the structures of a crayfish?
The main structures of a crayfish under the exoskeleton of the abdomen are the Cephalothorax and the abdomen. The Cephalothorax is made up of the head and thorax and the abdomen has 7 segments.
What body covering do crayfish have?
Crayfish are crustaceans, and therefore have a shell-like outer covering called an exoskeleton.
What is the major function of the exoskeleton of a crayfish How is the exoskeleton an adaptive advantage to the crayfish?
The function of the exoskeleton is to protect the internal organs and support the crayfish because it is an invertebrate.
What roll does the gastric mill play in digestion in a crayfish?
In crustaceans, specifically decapods such as the crayfish, the stomach is divided into two parts: the first, or anterior part is called the "gastric mill". The gastric mill is lined with chitinous teeth which grind up coarse food particles. The posterior part of the stomach acts as a filter to keep coarse particles from entering the digestive glands, where absorption takes place.
What is the function of the stomach in crayfish?
it is used for holding the long haul that the crayfish caught and then ate.
What is the function of the rostrum on a crayfish?
A rostrum on a crayfish is an extension of its shell. This part is used for extra protection.
What is the function of carapace muscles?
Hello Dr. Crayfish here the Carpace muscles of the crayfish helps the crayfish eat pie todos los dias!
What is the function of the uropods and telson in a crayfish?
Uropods help the crayfish to accomplish the life process, movement. They also help steer the crayfish into the correct direction.
What is the function of a flexor muscle in a crayfish?
To allow it to move.
