BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 17, Problem 6MCQ
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Molting is the process by which the organism such as arthropods eliminate their outer skeleton and replace it with the new outer sheath of an exoskeleton. The process is facilitated by the molting hormone called ecdysone.
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