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Many invertebrates have shells or exoskeletons which can be used to anchor muscles.

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What creatures have a backbone?

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What is invetibrates?

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What do you call a animal without a vertebrate?

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Are Invertebrates Are Animals Without Backbones?

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Why do worms not have a skeleton?

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What is the exercise that involve pushing and pulling against an immovable object?

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