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the reason that the sharks skin feels like sandpaper is because there skin is made up of little teeth like objects.

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Q: Why do great white sharks have coarse skin?
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Is a great white sharks skin silky or rough?

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ok if u are in Ms.Johonessen's class and u have a project on this on page 118 then dont copy this cause that called copying me! this is kathy here lol AWNSER: Great White Sharks HAVE SHARP TEETH TO RIP FOOD APART. GREAT WHITE SHARKS ALSO HAVE SLIPPREY SKIN TO SWIM FASTER UNDER DEEP WATER.


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ok if u are in Ms.Johonessen's class and u have a project on this on page 118 then dont copy this cause that called copying me! this is kathy here lol AWNSER: GREAT WHITE SHARKS HAVE SHARP TEETH TO RIP FOOD APART. GREAT WHITE SHARKS ALSO HAVE SLIPPREY SKIN TO SWIM FASTER UNDER DEEP WATER.


What type of skin does a great white shark have?

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What covers a sharks skin?

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How do great white sharks adapt to their habitat?

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Mako sharks and great whites are the only sharks who have full urinary tracts. All other sharks turn thier urine into uric acid and excrete it through thier skin.