Movement
Appendages extending from their
segmented bodies provide locomotion.
Respiration
Ants have gills.
Ants have gills.
Protection
There is a crisp, chitin skin covering.
There are jointed appendages.
Support
The skeleton is an exoskeleton
(outside skeleton) of chitin that
serves as a supportive frame.
Circulation
Circulation occurs by blood leaving the
heart, passing through the arteries,
then emptying into cavities which
permeate the internal organs.
Reproduction
Reproduction occurs between separate
sexes, and fertilization is external. Young
embryos attach to the female abdomen.
Pinegreenwoods Montessori
Montessori Zoology
