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How is the skeleton of an arthropod diffrent from your skeleton?
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∙ 10y ago
Arthropod skeletons differ from ours in that they are external, or exoskeletons. By contrast ours are internal, or endoskeletons.
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∙ 10y agoUnlike other arthropods, arachnids have two main body segments, eight legs, and neither wings nor antennae.
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Is a wasp an arthropod?
Hornets with their jointed limbs and chitinous exoskeletons are most definitely arthropods, under Arthropoda's subphylum Hexapoda, along with all other insects.
Is a bunny an arthropod?
No, bunnies have a backbone (spine) and are chordates (phylum Chordata) along with other mammals, lizards, birds, amphibians, etc. To be an arthropod (phylum Arthropoda) you'd need to have an external skeleton (exoskeleon) made from chitin.
Is an earwig a arthropod?
Earwigs do belong to the Phylum of Arthropods. The characteristics of arthropods is an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.
Where is an arthropods skeleton?
Arthropod have exoskeleton. The exoskeleton is composed of a thin, outer protein layer, the epicuticle, and a thick, inner, chitin–protein layer.
Which of these has an exoskeleton arthropod worm vertebrate cnidarian?
An arthropod
Is a mouse an arthropod?
No. It does not have an external skeleton, which is one of the main characteristics of an arthropod.
What happens to an arthropod's exo skeleton as the arthropod grows up?
As the arthropod grows up, the exoskeleton sheds in order for the arthropod to grow inside of it.
What word an be used for outside of a skeleton arthropod?
The external skeleton used by arthropods is called an exoskeleton.
Is a slug a arthropod?
No, , it's a mullusk because it''s invertebrate or no skeleton
What covers and protects arthropod?
The invertebrate animal has an exoskeleton (external skeleton).
Is a squrriel a arthropod?
No, a squirrel is not an arthropod. Arthropods have exoskeletons (skeletons they wear on the outside). The squirrel is a mammal and wears its skeleton on the inside.
Is a goat an arthropod?
No arthropods are organisms with a hard exoskeleton goats have a bone skeleton
What invertebrates have jointed limbs and a hard external skeleton?
ARTHROPOD Crustaceans Also, insects, arachnids, etc. Generally, invertebrates with jointed limbs and a hard external skeleton are called arthropods. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod
Can arthropods have an internal skeleton?
By definition, arthropod skeletons are external, a defining characteristic of the phylum; having both an internal and external skeleton would be redundant.
What is arhropods?
its spelt arthropod, but its an invertebrate with an external skeleton, a segmented body and jointed attachment called apendages
Why is molting beneficial?
Molting is beneficial because the arthropod has less protection from danger than it does with its new skeleton has hardened.
How are arthropods different from invertebrates?
Arthropods are invertebrates. An invertebrate is an animal without an internal skeleton and that's exactly what an arthropod is.
