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I believe that exoskeletons are made of the same material as our own fingernails and hair, just compacted together.

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Name the tough flexible material that composes the skeleton of insects?

The exoskeleton is the hard outer shell of arthropods.


What kind of skeleton does a centipede have?

As with all arthropods, it has an exoskelton.


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.


What is an arthropods features?

Arthropods are characterized by segmented bodies, an exoskeleton made from chitin, and joint appendages.


How are arthropods supported?

The body of arthropods is physically supported by an external skeleton (exoskeleton) made of a tough protein called chitin. Because it is inflexible, arthropods need to shed it entirely in order to grow in size.


How are lobsters and chitin related?

Lobsters are crustaceans, and chitin is the hard polysaccharide substance that makes up the outer shell (exoskeleton) of crustaceans. Chitin also makes up the exoskeletons of other arthropods (insects, etc.). It helps to strengthen the cell walls of fungi and the shells of mollusks as well.


Arthropods have a hard outer skeleton and?

Yes. Arthropods are characterized by an exoskeleton made mostly from the tough protein chitin, also joint appendages and segmented bodies.


Are all arthropods invertebret?

Correct, arthropods don't have vertebrae (spinal column) or an internal skeleton, instead they have an exoskeleton (external), made from a tough protein, chitin.


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 protein is used in exoskeleton?

Chitin is the primary protein found in the exoskeletons of arthropods, such as insects, spiders, and crustaceans. It provides structural support and protection, serving as a tough, yet flexible material that makes up the outer shells of these animals.


What is a exoskeleton?

An exoskeleton is a hard external covering that provides support and protection for the body of some animals, such as insects and crustaceans. It is made of a tough material like chitin and serves as a shell-like structure that covers the animal's body.


Where is an arthropods skeleton?

Arthropod have exoskeleton. The exoskeleton is composed of a thin, outer protein layer, the epicuticle, and a thick, inner, chitin–protein layer.