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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.
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Which mollusk is predatory and does not have an outer shell?
Both predator and prey as with most animals in this world.
Can you eat coral?
Coral is very hard and does not contain much food value. Humans cannot process the stone hard shell of the coral and the food value of the small animals in it is too small to make it worthwhile crushing it to get it.
How many outer shell does berylluim have?
2 outer shell electrons
Does argon has the same number of electrons in its outer shell as magnesium metal?
No. Argon has eight electrons in its outer shell and magnesium has two electrons in its outer shell.
How many atoms are in the outer Shell of carbon?
there are four electrons on the outer shell of carbon..
What forms The protective outer shell of coral animals?
Corals don't have a protective outer shell, they have an inner skeleton. It is formed from calcium carbonate.
How do osters get protected?
Their outer protective shell
What is a shell outer covering for?
The outer shell on animals is called an exoskeleton. This exoskeleton is there because these animals do not have a spine like humans do, so they must have the shell to protect them from harm.
What is a list of animals that have a protective shell?
The animals that have shells are:LobstersTurtlesCrabsSnailsHermit CrabsMussel [Sea Creature]ArmadillosNorthern Horse MusselNorthern Moon SnailShrimpsWharf CrabAtlantic Horse Shoe CrabSome of these animals might not have a protective shell.
What is the hard protective outer case of an oyster?
The shell of an oyster is mostly made of calcium carbonate.
About a week after conception the outer layer of the multiplying cells forms a protective circle or shell that will become the?
Placenta
Why are corals animal?
Coral are animals because they have little animals called crynoids growing inside them. Each one has a shell and all the shells stick together to form the coral.
What is coral formed from?
The active agent in coral formation is a small animal called a polyp. The coral you see is a protective shell (like clam's shell) the polyp makes from calcium carbonate which the polyp extracts from seawater. As each tiny polyp dies its calcium carbonate shell is covered over by succeeding generations of polyps and their calcium carbonate homes.
What animal lives in water and has a hard outer shell and eats plants and animals?
turtle.
What is the name of the creature who makes coral?
Coral reefs are formed by polyps that produce a hard shell of calcium carbonate. The polyps belong to a group of animals known as Cnidaria.
What is a protective shell in marine foraminiferans?
protective shell in marine foraminiferans
Is coral a vegetable?
Coral is an animal that creates a shell.
