Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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The advantages and disadvantages of the arthropod exoskeleton.

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The arthropods are the animals, which do not have acquire or evolve a vertebral column. The arthropods have an exoskeleton and the body segmented. The main characteristic feature of the arthropods is the presence of the dichotomized attached appendages.

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