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What are the 2 external features of a snail which are protective in function?
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What are the features of a snail?
a snail has a large protective shell that covers a snall slimy body
Is a snail cold or warm?
Snail are cold blooded, as their body temperature is controlled via external means.
What are the externalparts of a snail?
The external parts of a snail are shell and muscular foot. The shell is the outer skeleton of a snail. Snail moves from one place to another with the help of muscular foot.
WHAT is the function of the belly foot of a snail?
Locomotion.
What is the usual function of the mantle in a snail or clams?
It allows the snail or clam to make it's own shell.
What does a snail's skeleton look like?
Snails are invertebrates and have no interior skeletal structure. The snail's outer skin layer, the section called the "mantle" secretes calcium carbonate from which the snail's shell takes form and grows with the snail. The snail shell could be loosely referred to as an exoskeleton as it serves as a retreat and protective housing for the snail's organs.
What special function do snails do?
it has a shell
3 Are the shell of a turtle and that of a snail homologous or analogous?
analogous because the two features are similar in function yet did not occur due to a shared ancestry. it would be considered homology if the two organisms were somehow related.
What is snail mucus?
One kind of snail mucus is produced by the foot and is used for crawling. The second kind of external mucus is used to coat the external parts of the body. This coating helps prevent desiccation of the exposed soft tissues.
What are some amazing features of a snail?
They have something to protect themselves. (It doesn't always work though)!!
What is the protective outer shell of coral animals made of?
No corals have a protective outer shell like a snail or clam, they actually have an inner skeleton, or endoskeleton. It is almost always composed of CaCO2, in English that's calcium carbonate. Snail and clam shells on the other hand are made of calcite or calcium carbonate mixed with calcium phosphate.
What is a snail's respiratory pore used for?
Thepneumostome (or breathing pore) is a feature (the respiratory opening) of the external body anatomy of an air-breathing land slug or land snail. It is a part of respiratory system of gastropods.
