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Yes and No.
It depends on the organism in question. Human teeth are a mixture of metal, being calcium, and minerals in the tissue parts of the tooth. So human teeth have evolved to be quite complex. Some animals, like Nereis worms, a kind of marine polychaete, have a more obvious and simpler metal jaw structure. Nereis metabolise zinc ions to harden their teeth. Other lower taxon groups of animals have proteins like keratin in their jaws, and sometimes with creatures like arthropods, chitin, which is essentially sugars, is metabolised.
So yeah, it depends on the organism. If they're a higher order species it's probably a complex mixture. If they're a lower order something simpler. Mostly organism's structure is taken from their environment - so what they eat and their lifestyles generally leads to what they living structure is made of.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe teeth are made in part of minerals but aren't minerals.
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∙ 13y agoTeeth are organic whereas minerals are inorganic.
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∙ 12y agoTeeth are not considered minerals because teeth are organic
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∙ 10y agoNo. They are made of enamel. Enamel isn't a rock.
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∙ 14y agoyes because they are in the body
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The skeleton of this part of your body is called the skull?
The part of the skeleton called the skull is the head.
Is the spinal column part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?
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Is the carpals in the axial skeleton?
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Are teeth part of the skeletal system?
Your teeth are considered part of the skeletel system but are not classified as bones as they are made of enamel and dentin
What body system is the sacrum a part of?
It is part of the skeleton.
What is the part of the skeleton that holds the teeth?
maxilla/ alveolar process
Is the humerus part of the appendicular skeleton?
yes the clavicles are considered part of the appendicular skeleton
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No they are considered to be more of a type of muscle.
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The skeleton warriors in 'Jason and the Argonauts' were called the "Children of the Hydra's Teeth."
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No, they are part of the appendicular skeleton.
Is patella part of the axial skeleton?
No. It is part of the appendicular skeleton.
Is tibia part of axial skeleton?
No, the tibia is part of the appendicular skeleton
The skeleton of this part of your body is called the skull?
The part of the skeleton called the skull is the head.
Is the scapula part of the axial skeleton?
No its not, it is part of the appendicular skeletonNo, it is part of the appendicular skeleton
Is rib part of axial skeleton?
Yes, the ribs are part of the axial skeleton.
Is the spinal column part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?
The spinal column is part of the axial skeleton. (The appendicular skeleton is made up of the bones of the appendages. These would include all of the arm and hand bones, and leg and foot bones.)
