Chapter 31.1, Problem 1R

Summary Introduction

To review:

The influence of body coverings of animals on its way of feeding, moving, and exchanging of gases.

Introduction:

Body coverings such as exoskeleton are present outside of the body of some invertebrate animals such as insects. This exoskeleton supports and protects the delicate animal’s body from desiccation and other harmful effects of the environment. These are hard, impervious, and unreactive body covering that also plays other important roles for the animal.