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The top is called the carapace and the bottom is called the plastron.
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∙ 11y agoThe top of a tortoise shell is called a carapace!
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What is the tortoise shell called?
The upper part of the shell is the carapace.
Why was a battering ram called a tortoise?
A tortoise goes about its life looking after its shell and the battering ram is covered with a shell/roof.
What reptile is the only reptile with a shell?
a turtle is a reptile with a shell . So is a Tortoise ! A tortoise is also a reptile with a shell !
Adaptation of a tortoise?
its shell
Does a gopher tortoise have a hard or soft shell?
it has a soft shell
What is a other name for a turtle shell?
A turtle or tortoise's shell has two parts; the top domelike piece is called a carapace. The bottom is called a plastron.
The hard upper shell of a tortoise is called a?
The upper shell is called the dorsal carapace.
What is the tortoise shell called?
The upper part of the shell is the carapace.
Why was a battering ram called a tortoise?
A tortoise goes about its life looking after its shell and the battering ram is covered with a shell/roof.
What is a other name for a turtle?
A turtle or tortoise's shell has two parts; the top domelike piece is called a carapace. The bottom is called a plastron.
If a shell reptile live in salt water its called what?
Tortoise
Why is the tortoise shell rough?
To protect the tortoise.
What reptile is the only reptile with a shell?
a turtle is a reptile with a shell . So is a Tortoise ! A tortoise is also a reptile with a shell !
In the fable of the tortoise how does the tortoise get a broken shell?
His shell breaks when he has to jump to his home from up in the sky
How do you draw a tortoise shell without the tortoise in it?
you draw the tortoise and then rub out its body
How are the tortoise shell useful to them?
The tortoise's shell is their home. The shell has a hard cover and can protect them when something hard hits it. If they do not have the shell, they would have died fast.
Where is the tortoise shell in you spy?
It is in the clock and it is the shell of a turtle
