How does the skeletal system help aid the body when it is sick? A. physical protection of internal organs from disease-causing organisms B. filtration of disease-causing organisms from the body C. production of white blood cells that can destroy disease-causing organisms
D. storage of calcium that makes bones stronger and less prone to attack from disease-causing organisms

Out of the seven main animal groups (fish, mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids), how many contain members with internal backbones? a. 5 b. 3 c. 7 d. 1

Use this dichotomous key for insect identification to identify the insect shown. 1. a. insect has one pair of wings. order diptera b. insect has two pairs of wings. go to #2 2. a. front wings thicker in texture than hind wings go to #3. b. front and hind wings are same texture throughout. go to #4 3. a. front wings are short order dermaptera b. front wings cover entire abdomen order coleoptera 4. a. wings with scale on all parts of their area. order lepidoptera b. wings without scales go to #5. 5. a. hind wings smaller than front wings. order ephemeroptera b. front and hind wings nearly equal in size. order odonata the insect pictured is in the order diptera. ephemeroptera. coleoptera. odonata.

Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage?