Essays Tagged: "Exoskeleton"

this essay compares the skeletal system between a tiger and an ant

That is to say that their skeleton on the inside of their body as opposed to insects which have an exoskeleton that covers their entire body.A Tiger typically reaches a height of about one meter at i ... e skeleton of an ant is on the outside of the ant. Much like armor plating the external skeleton or exoskeleton is a hard thick shell which protects the ant from predators, water and other external co ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.2 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays

"Spiders": a mini-report for a high school biology class

osoma or abdomen. A narrow stalk called the pedicel connects these two parts.A hard shell called an exoskeleton covers the entire body of a spider. The exoskeleton is made of cuticle, a material compo ... yers stacked on top of one another, an arrangement that improves the strength and elasticity of the exoskeleton. The spider's cuticle provides attachment sites for many muscles, and it also prevents d ...

(4 pages) 58 1 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Dung Beetle.

nly visible when in flight (due to the elytra). Like other insects, dung beetles have six legs, an exoskeleton, and a pair of antennae. The legs, though, are specialized for gathering and manipulati ... remaining smaller than this size do not (Hunt, 2001).Beetle horns are exaggerated extensions of exoskeleton, expressed only in males. They are used in combat over access to females. They constit ...

(5 pages) 42 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

How animals adapt to environment they live in.

ther waterholes.Most invertebrates are better adapted to desert life than vertebrates. Many have an exoskeleton (an external skeleton, or hard shell, made from a chemical substance called chitin [KY-t ...

(19 pages) 96 0 3.2 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Woodlice in general in NZ

s.Woodlice prefer high humidity and cooler temperatures mainly because of the permeability of their exoskeleton to water and the loss of water from their respiratory pleopods. These preferences are be ... vioral adaptations to help reduce desiccation. Woodlice lack the waxy cuticle normally found on the exoskeletons of most cephalopods. This means that they are much more prone to desiccation (drying ou ...

(2 pages) 22 0 4.2 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Spiders.

that makes arthropods truly the must abundant group. This is how the whole group is classified:* an exoskeleton (a skeleton on the outside of the body)* body divided into distinct parts* jointed legs ...

(3 pages) 32 1 2.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Metamorphosis

ve of garbage as food. One time his father attacks him and attempts to crush Gregor. Eventually our exoskeleton-bearing friend departs from this life.Characters: The novel consists of Gregor Samsa, hi ...

(1 pages) 798 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Digital Technologies in Art - Stelarc, Patricia Piccinini and Zaha Hadid

d in two types of work – extension and involition. Extension works such as Handswriting (1982) and Exoskeleton (1998) involve incorporation of technology in its literal function as an appendage of th ...

(12 pages) 37 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Art Essays

Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory on Child Development

s or people that indirectly influences a child's development. One of the most common examples of an exoskeleton is the workplace of the child's parents. Although the child will most likely not interac ...

(3 pages) 130 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

The Coral Reef Ecosystem

ents. Most reefs, are organisms that are made of stony corals, orcolonial cnidarians, these have an exoskeleton that is made up of calcium carbonate.Corals are sessile animals, meaning they are not mo ...

(4 pages) 18 0 5.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Oceanography