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Arthropod exoskeletons are naturally hard because of the composition of the protein used (a chitin composite); crustaceans further harden it using a process called biomineralization.
Chitin chemically is a long-chain polymer, a nitrogenated polysaccharide comparable to cellulose, which allows for hydrogen bonding between polymers for additional strength. By embedding in sclerotin and mineralizing it, arthropods achieve an advantage of gaining a greater toughness and less brittleness than minerals alone but being stiffer and harder than pure chitin.
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Is a frog an arthropod?
No. A frog is not an arthropod. It's an amphibian. Arthropods are insects, spiders, and other animals with exoskeletons.
Does every arthropod have an exoskeleton?
Yes, all arthropods have exoskeletons
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.
Arthropods periodically shed and discard their exoskeletons as they grow in a process called?
The act of moulting (molting) the Arthropod exoskeleton is called ecdysis.
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 hamster an arthropod?
No, they are mammals, and rodents. Arthropods are invertebrate creatures with exoskeletons, segmented bodies and jointed limbs - insects, arachnids, crustaceans, etc.
Why is molting necessay for arthropod growth?
This is how they grow. The old exoskeleton splits, then the body expands rapidly before the new exoskeleton hardens.
Why does grasshopper nymph molt?
The have solid exoskeletons which cannot grow larger, unless they split their shell and expand into a larger shell, which hardens on contact with the air.
How do you use the word arthropod in a sentence?
These are animals with exoskeletons. Here are some sentences.We studied arthropods in biology class.Insects and crustaceans are arthropods.Arthropods have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies.
What is the tough external conering of an arthropod called?
The external covering of an arthropod is referred to as an exoskeleton. In some arthropods (water varieties) the exoskeleton is composed mostly of calcium carbonate. In land varieties of arthropods, such as insects, their exoskeletons are made of a material know as chitin.
How is the skeleton of an arthropod diffrent from your skeleton?
Arthropod skeletons differ from ours in that they are external, or exoskeletons. By contrast ours are internal, or endoskeletons.
