Yes - they also have an internal skeleton.
All reptiles are vertebrates because they have a backbone and internal skeleton.
Yes, tortoises are reptiles and reptiles are vertebrates.
Tortoise are vertebrates they have a back bone like we humans do.
Some of the reptiles that are vertebrates: -snake -lizard -tortoise -crocodile
A tortoise shells size depends on how big the tortoise is, it's age and its breed.
It grows the same speed as the rest of the body because tortise shells make up the spine
Barnacles are invertebrates because their shells are outside of their body - they do not have an internal skeleton with a backbone.
shells are created with tortoise 's shell which it hides it self.
The breastplate.
Barnacles are invertebrates because their shells are outside of their body - they do not have an internal skeleton with a backbone.
Yes, a turtle is a vertebrate.All reptiles are vertebrates, because they all have spines.The spine of a turtle is attached to the inside roof of their shells. Making it physically impossible for them to shed shells or leave their shells.
animals without backbones are invertebrates. octopi and squids have no shells, but are invertebrates because they contain no backbone. if they had a backbone, they'd be vertebrates.