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Q: What do many animals use to form bones or shells?
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How many bones are in turtle shells?

50 bones


How come do animals with bones or shells can be found many years?

two things- fossilization where they are fossilized for millions of years and bones don't rot.


What do many organisms take from seawater to make bones or shells?

They take magnesium.


How many bones are there in animals?

Depends on the animal- there is no one answer. Unless you want to say that ALL bones are in animals.


What sedimentary rock is made underwater from shells of animals?

limestone is made underwater from the shells of animals. We know this because limestone also contains many fossils.


How many animals die in a year from broken bones?

nine million animals de a year from broken bones.


Why does body need clacium?

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In some animals is the main bone that runs along the middle of the back made up of many small bones joined together?

Yes, in the group of animals called the "vertebrates" (ie those animals with backbones), the backbone comprises many small bones (called vertebrae) that are articulated together to form the "spine".


Many organisms take magnesium from saewater to make bones or shells true or false?

true


How many animals have bones?

There might be 1,000 animals that have bones but I only know some like cats, dogs and tigers.


What sedimentary rock is made underwater from the shells of animals?

limestone is made underwater from the shells of animals. We know this because limestone also contains many fossils.


Why are animals with bones teeth and shells more likely to become fossils?

Aniamls with solid substances in their body can be easily preserved in the right conditions and dug up many years later like all the dinosaurs we've found, for example. However, animals like jellyfish that don't have bones in their body are more likely to be preserved like leaves, that are molded into the dirt.