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Mussels do not shed their shells. They are bivalves and all bivalves just grow larger by adding material to their shells as they get older.
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Why oyster and mussels need to shed their shells?
Oysters and mussels do not shed their shells. They are bivalve molluscs and their shells grow larger with age.
Why do oyster not need to shed its shell?
The oyster's shell provides protection from predators. Oysters do not need to shed their shell because the eat and expel waste products buy opening their shells and pumping water in and out with hairlike structures call cilia.
Why don't oysters and mussels need to shed their shells?
Their shells grow as the organism grows
Do armadillos shed their shells?
No, armadillos do not shed their shells.
Why mussel not need to shed their shell?
They make their own and add material to the edges to accommodate growth as needed
Why do mussel not need to shed their shell?
They make their own and add material to the edges to accommodate growth as needed
Do Snail Shells Expand?
snails shed their shells and find new shells
Why do oysters need to shed their shell?
Shells are a kind of external skeleton The shells grow by adding new material to the edges as the animal inside gets bigger in this way the animal is protected by its shell all the time and does not have to moult or shed their shell.
How many times do snails shed?
They don't shed or find bigger shells
Why are crabs shells soft at some times of the Year?
Their shells are soft because they start to shed their shells.
Is crabs having to change shells a behavioral adaptation?
No, they shed their shells regularily. that is where we get soft shell crabs from; crabs who have just shed their shells and are cooked. Like a snake shedding their skin.
What happens to an animal's exoskeleton as the animal grows?
they normally shed their shells, like crabs or snakes. (except snakes shed their skin).
