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What is a leathery-shell?
A leathery shell is a shell that is flexible rather than solid like the shell of a bird egg. A snake's egg has a shell that is flexible, as does a turtle's egg.
What is a leathery shell?
A leathery shell is a shell that is flexible rather than solid like the shell of a bird egg. A snake's egg has a shell that is flexible, as does a turtle's egg.
Is a bird's egg leathery?
No, they are usually hard-shelled. Snakes eggs are leathery.
What are might happen to a reptile egg if its shell were removed?
the inside will come out
What is the function of the shelled egg?
The primary function - is to contain the developing embryo and its nutritional yolk-sac until the foetus is ready to emerge. That applies whether it's a hard-shelled egg like a bird, or a soft-shell like a reptile.
What is the difference between a fish egg and a chicken egg?
The difference between a fish egg and a chicken egg became obvious today, Easter Sunday. I had a hard time coloring the fish eggs!
What might happen to a reptile egg if part of its shell were removed?
The embryo will die.
What is an egg shell of an animal?
Monotremes are egg-laying mammals, and their eggs are not hard-shelled, but leathery. The monotremes include the platypus and echidna.Reptiles also lay rubbery/leathery eggs.
Why do turtles have egg tooth?
The egg tooth helps baby turtles cut through the leathery shell when they are ready to hatch. It doesn't persist much past hatching.
What snakes lay hard eggs?
No snake does unless scientist fond another specie is found .
Egg shell function?
The chickens egg shell is comprised of calcified shell and shell membranes called vitaline including inner and outer membranes. The organic matter of an egg shell contain proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, Uronic acid, calcium carbonate (94%) and magnesium carbonate.
What types of eggs do reptiles lay?
Reptile eggs are soft-shelled - as opposed to the calcified shell of a birds egg.
