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No, the rigid outer covering of arthropods is usually called the exoskeleton. In Biology the mantle is a major anatomical component of a different phylum - molluscs, the tissue which contains the internal organs and in many molluscs responsible for secreting the mineralized outer shell.
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What body covering do crayfish have?
Crayfish are crustaceans, and therefore have a shell-like outer covering called an exoskeleton.
What is the insects hard shell called?
The exoskeleton.exoskeleton
What is the name of the outer covering of an arthropod?
It is called the exosketon. It is made from a hard protein, chitin, which arthropods often biomineralize for further strength.
What is an arthropod's body covering?
The external covering on arthropods is called the exoskeleton (or cuticle). It is made of a tough protein called chitin, a long chain polymer comparable to cellulose. Because it's inflexible, arthropods need to shed it (moult) in order to grow.
What are characteristics of arthropods?
All arthropods have the followingcharacteristics.1. A hard outer body covering called an exoskeleton.2. Specialized mouth parts3. Jointed legs4. Compound Eyes5. Segmented body__ Nissy 2012
What characteristics of Arthropods?
All arthropods have the followingcharacteristics.1. A hard outer body covering called an exoskeleton.2. Specialized mouth parts3. Jointed legs4. Compound Eyes5. Segmented body__ Nissy 2012
What is the outer covering of a kernel called?
The outer covering of the grain is called Husk.
What is outer covering of vacuole called?
Tonoplast is the outer covering of vacuole
The hard outer covering of an insect?
The bodies of arthropods are supported by a hardened exoskeleton made of chitin, a substance produced by many non-arthropods as well. In arthropods, the nonliving exoskeleton is like a form-fitting suit of armor.
What is the outer covering of an apple?
The outer covering of an apple is called the skin or peel.
What do you call the outer covering the grain?
The outer covering of the grain is called Husk.
What is the name of the outer covering of an egg?
The outer covering of an egg is called the shell.
