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Exoskeleton Structures and Functions Quest
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 1. Process by which arthropods shed their exoskeleton to grow
  • 2. Class of arthropods including crabs and lobsters
  • 3. Hard protective shell found on turtles and crustaceans
  • 5. Mineral sometimes found reinforcing marine exoskeletons
  • 7. Type of connection between exoskeleton plates for flexibility
  • 9. Small insect with a delicate exoskeleton often in wetlands
  • 11. An animal often hunted despite its protective external armor
  • 12. Insects that use winged exoskeleton parts to soar briefly
  • 15. Largest class of animals with segmented exoskeletons
  • 17. Protective outer covering found in mollusks and some arthropods
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  • 4. Sensory appendage often protected by an exoskeleton
  • 6. Eight-legged arthropod with hardened exoskeleton
  • 8. Primary material forming most arthropod exoskeletons
  • 10. External skeleton supporting and protecting an animal
  • 13. Hardened plate segment making up an exoskeleton
  • 14. Each repeated body section in many exoskeleton-bearing animals
  • 16. Characteristic that allows exoskeletons to resist damage

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