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Chapter 43, Problem 8TYK
Endoskeletons:
a. protect internal organs and provide structures against which the force of muscle contraction can work.
b. differ from exoskeletons in that endoskeletons do not support the external body.
c. cannot be found in echinoderms.
d. are composed of cartilaginous structures that form the skull.
e. compose the arms and legs.
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