It protects the animal and gives it support.
It is a true exoskeleton. It supports the internal organs of the insect. Insects have no endoskeleton within their bodies.
An animal (insect) with an exoskeleton still grows under its exoskeleton like any other animal (insect). The exoskeleton is like a suit of armor, when the animal (insect) grows to big to fit inside its exoskeleton it sheds it, and a newer exoskeleton will grow to fit the animal (insect).
The exoskeleton is made of chitin, a polysaccharide.
A chameleon has scales, not an exoskeleton. It's a reptile, not an insect.
The exoskeleton is like a hard skin that covers the whole insect. It supports the body instead of an internal lskeleton.
By its exoskeleton.
Citin
it has an exoskeleton and is not an insect
Case or shell dependant on the insect other names may apply.
An insect, such as a bee or a dragonfly. These organisms have wings that enable flight and an exoskeleton for protection and structural support.
An insect has primarily muscle attached to the exoskeleton. The muscles are made from some substance which is known as chitin.
The Exoskeleton.