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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Oceanography