Asked by Garrett Spain on Apr 24, 2024
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Molting in arthropods involves primarily a change in ____.
A) sex
B) body size
C) eating habits
D) sensory structures
E) larval to adult stages
Arthropods
Invertebrates with exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and jointed limbs, including insects, arachnids, and crustaceans.
Larval
Relating to the early, immature stages of an organism's life cycle that significantly differ in form and function from the adult stage.
Sensory Structures
Components of an organism that are specialized to detect changes in the environment or within the organism itself.
- Understand the signature attributes of assorted animal phyla, namely molluscs, annelids, arthropods, and echinoderms.
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SH
Shakeenba Horton6 days ago
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Molting in arthropods is primarily associated with a change in body size. It is the process by which they shed their exoskeleton to grow a new, larger one.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the signature attributes of assorted animal phyla, namely molluscs, annelids, arthropods, and echinoderms.