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The fish is a natural born enemy to the turtle. The turtles used to bite and kill the fish, but over time through evolution and natural selection, the fish have developed scales to help protect them from the turtles.
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What fish are covered with?
Most fish are covered with 'scales'
Are to birds as scales are to fish?
_______ are to birds as scales are to fish
What do scales do for a fish?
A fishes scales do exactly the same job for a fish as your skin does for you and works in the same way. It is simply the barrier between all things on the outside and all things on the inside that constitute you.
What is a fishes' body covering?
The body covering for a fish is called its scales. Scales on fish vary by size, color, number, and shape by species.
What kind of body covering do fish have?
Most fish are covered in scales for protection. They vary in size, shape and structure and can range from strong and rigid to small or absent. The main types of scales include the cycloid scales, the ctenoid scales, the placoid scales and the ganoid scales.
What is the purpose of mucus on the scales of fish?
The purpose of slime coating is to protect the fish against disease, infection and minor damage.
Can humans digest fish scales?
No you can not it fish scales.
What fish are covered with?
Most fish are covered with 'scales'
The scales of fish are covered with a layer of mucous what dual purpose does this mechanism serve?
the mucous helps the fish slip through stones easily
Do fish scales tessellate?
Fish scales do not tessellate, they overlap. Like most scales do.
Does the Alaska pollock have scales?
yes they do all fish have scales All fish do not have scales.
Do trumpet fish have scales?
Yes, trumpet fish do have scales.
When was Fish Scales born?
Fish Scales was born in 1976.
Does lipstk have fish scales in?
yes they do contain fish scales as well as bettle juce
Why does fish have scales?
Scales help to protect the fishes body. They also help the fish be able to glide through the water.
Are to birds as scales are to fish?
_______ are to birds as scales are to fish
Does seer fish have fins and scales?
seer fish has no scales
