Question

i) what are the types of skeleltal suppirt system in animals

ii) choose one from ur answer that involves body parts and identify all the animal taxa that uses that kind of support. what materials is the support structure made of

identify the three basic types of skeletal support system in animals.

chood one of the responses that involves a hard body part and identify all animal taxa that uses this kind of support and state what material the support structure is made of in each taxon

Answer 1

Answer with explanation:

Subpart 1

three types of skeletal support systems exists in animals.

a. Exoskeleton: external support to to protect internal soft bodied animal.

b. Endoskeleton: Internal skeletal supports like bones and cartilages.

c. hydrostatic skeleton: where main support system of the body is water content in the body.

Subpart 2

Exoskeleton is present in mainly arthropods such as insects, crustaceans, made of chitin.

In some molluscs also exoskeleton made of calcium carbonate is present such as snails and clams.

In some sponges ( porifera) exoskeleton is present which is also made of calcium carbonate.