Animal Structure and Function

An exoskeleton

• is on the inside of the body.

• protects the soft inner organs.

• is only found in crabs.

• is found on every animal.

Animal skeletons -

• can be vertebrate or exoskeletons

• help them move and walk

• are different based on their shape and size

• all are true

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The human body without a skeleton would be:

• straight and strong

• hard and able to walk

• floppy and soft

• like a stiff board

Choose the correct body covering for the animal shown.

• fur

• feather

• scale

Choose the correct body covering for the animal shown.

• fur

• feather

• scale

Choose the correct body covering for the animal shown.

• fur

• feather

• scale

THE FROG HAS

• FUR

• FEATHERS

• SCALE

• MOIST SKIN

WHAT IS THIS?

• FUR

• FEATHERS

• SCALES

• MOIST SKIN

What covering does the turtle have?

• Fur

• Feathers

• Shell

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What covering does the snail have?

• Fur

• Smooth skin

• Shell