Locomotion And Movement Question 40

Question: Muscles must have something rigid to pull against if they are to cause movement. In case of humans, the rigidity is supplied by ____; in the case of earthworms, the rigidity come from???.

Options:

A) A hydrostatic skeleton; an endoskeleton.

B) Opposing muscles; an exoskeleton.

C) An exoskeleton; an endoskeleton;

D) An endoskeleton; a hydrostatic skeleton.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

[d] An exoskeleton is a hard encasement deposited on the surface of the animal; an endoskeleton consists of hard supporting elements, such as bones, buried within the soft tissues of an animal.