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Animal Kingdom
The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the polymerisation of
Keratin sulphate and chondraitin sulphate
D-glucosamine
N-acetyl glucosamine
lipoglycans
C.
N-acetyl glucosamine
The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the polymerisation of N-acetyl glucosamine, which is a derivative of glucose. It is also a characteristic component of the cell wall of fungi, the radulae of molluscs and the beaks and internal shells of cephalopods including squid and octopuses.
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What are the peculiar features that you find in parasitic platyhelminthes?
What are the reasons that you can think of for the arthropods to constitute the largest group of the animal kingdom?
Water vascular system is the characteristic of which group of the following:
“All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates”. Justify the statement.
How important is the presence of air bladder in Pisces?
What are the modifications that are observed in birds that help them fly?
Could the number of eggs or young ones produced by an oviparous and viviparous mother be equal? Why?
Segmentation in the body is first observed in which of the following
Match the following:
Prepare a list of some animals that are found parasitic on human beings.
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