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What are the adaptations of an oyster borer?
The oyster borer is adapted to bore through the hard shell of oysters using its specialized shell-crushing radula. It secretes an acid to soften the shell and has a muscular foot that helps it bore into the oyster. The oyster borer also has a tube-like body shape that allows it to navigate within the oyster shell.
Which body part does an oyster use for protection?
most likely its shell
How do you get pearls from oysters?
Pearls are formed in oysters due to the deposition of a secreted mineral around a foreign body inside the oyster. This normally occurs over time whereby layers of material are deposited over grains of sand.
What is the purpose of a snail carrying its body inside its shell?
The purpose of a snail carrying its body inside its shell is for protection and to regulate its body's moisture and temperature.
What hold a turtles body in its shell?
Its skin is attached to the inside of the shell.
Do oysters have soft bodies?
Yes an Oyster has a soft body inside a hard shell.
How do you make a clam get pearls?
Pearls grow in pearl-producing mollusks. Natural pearls occur when a mollusk's mantle tissue becomes damaged either by parasitic intrusion or damage to the shell. The mantle contains epithelial cells, which are responsible for the nacre deposition on the inside of the shell. If these cells become dislodged when the mantle is damaged, they may continue to deposit nacre within the body of the mollusk, creating a pearl.A grain of sand neverproduces a pearl. This is a myth.
Why does a snail pull its body inside its shell when it is in danger?
to protect its self
How are a human skeleton and the shell of a crab alike?
A Human skeleton,and a crab shell are alike because,the bones inside the human body are strong like the crab shell on the outside of the body
Do a tortoises shell cover its body?
Yes, tortoises can withdraw their head and legs so they are entirely inside their shell.
Is a lobster's skeleton on the inside or outside of its body?
Inside, the outside is just a shell lOVe. x
What does the squids mantle do?
The mantle of a squid is to cover and protect the squid's body.
