KIDS QUIZ
INSECTS AND BUGS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It is on the INSIDE of the body.
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It is on the OUTSIDE of the body.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The hard part present outside the body which protects the soft tissues and muscles is called the exoskeleton. It is developed from ectoderm and is mostly called a non-living structure. Some examples of the exoskeleton are hair, feather, scales, horns, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -An exoskeleton is a key feature of arthropods, a category of animals that includes insects, spiders, and crustaceans. Grasshoppers, cockroaches, ants, bees, cicadas, scorpions, lobsters, shrimp, black widows, snails and crabs are all examples of animals with exoskeletons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The exoskeleton is composed of a thin, outer protein layer, the epicuticle, and a thick, inner, chitin–protein layer, the procuticle. In most terrestrial arthropods, such as insects and spiders, the epicuticle contains waxes that aid in reducing evaporative water loss.