pollination, food source, pest control and also pests
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what does an exoskeleton provide?
protection, structure, water resistance, prevent desiccation (drying), muscle attachment place
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what are the 3 phyla in deuterostoms?
echinodermata, hemichordata, chordata
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what are echinodermata? examples?
spiny skin, larvae are bilaterally symmetrical, adults are pentaradially symmetrical, water vascular system and tube feet. starfish, urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers
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what are hemichordata? examples?
long proboscis and body, pharyngeal gill slits, dorsal nerve cord, stomochord. acorn worms
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what are 3 subphyla in chordata?
urochordata, cephalochordata, vertebrata
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what do all chordatae have at some point in their lives?