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What is the difference between hydrostatic skeletons endoskeletons and exoskeletons?
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An endoskeleton is internal and grows with the body; An exoskeleton is external and requires shedding when the body grows too big for it; A hydrostatic skeleton is comprised of liquid keeping the body's shape.
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Endoskeletons are live and is made up of bones and cartilages whereas exoskeletons, which is a non-living component, is made up of an outer-covering of chitin or calcium compounds. The hydrostatic skeleton is a type of water-based skeleton found in worms.
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What are the three types of skeletons that animals have?
Hydrostatic, Exoskeletons, and Endoskeletons
How are endo and exoskeletons alike?
no arthropods have endoskeletons, completely different structures nothing like exoskeletons, exoskeletons are outer skeletons made of chitin only found on arthropods, endoskeletons are inner support structures like your skeleton, made of bone and/or cartilage.
Do most arthropods have endoskeletons?
Endo = inside. Endoskeletons are skeletons like ours, bones on the inside. Arthropods have EXOskeletons, armour on the outside.All arthropods have segmented bodies with tough exoskeletons made from chitin.
What are the kinds of skeletons?
There are two types of skeletons. Exoskeletons are present in animals on the outside of the body. Examples of animals with exoskeleton include ants and crabs. Endoskeletons are present inside of an animal body. Examples of animals with endoskeletons include dogs and fish.
Do polar bears have an exoskeleton?
Polar bears have endoskeletons.
What is the nature of the starfish skeleton?
Starfish's skeletons are much smaller and they are shaped like a star.Starfish are invertebrates, meaning that they do not have have backbones or the bones to which arms and legs are attached on the human skeleton.AnswerStarfish have hydrostatic endoskeletons made of hard, bumpy, spiny ossicles. They are invertebrates, meaning that they do not have a backbone or spinal cord. Their skeletons require water to function, hence the name hydrostatic. Humans have bones made of different materials, and they have joints, unlike starfish. STARFISH DO NOT HAVE EXOSKELETONS. They are Echinoderms, not Arthropods.
Do most animals have their skeletons inside or outside their bodies?
As a rule, all mammals have skeletons on the inside. All insects have exoskeletons ( skeletons on the outside). exoskeletons (
Does an endo skeleton cover the outside of an animals body?
No, endoskeletons are on the inside like human skeletons are. Endo is a latin prefix meaning "in". Exo means "out" therefore exoskeletons are on the outside as seen in beetles and other insects.
How do animals with exoskeletons differ from animals with internal skeletons?
Their skeletons tend to be on the outside
Does humans have a hydrostatic skeleton?
Humans have an endoskeleton. Hydrostatic skeletons are found in soft-bodied organisms and ectothermic organisms. Hydrostatic skeletons have an important role locomotion for invertebrates.
Do bottle nose dolphins have an endoskeleton or a exoskeleton?
All whales have internal skeletons and are vertebrates.
Which animals have endoskeletons?
An endoskeleton are inner skeletons that are composed of tissue that has become mineralized. Animals with endoskeletons are humans, monkeys, horses, birds, and fish.
