How many cells does a shark have?

Answer 1

This is a really hard question to answer. Remember - sharks are a big family of organisms and vary in size to animals the size of whales to animals you could hold in your hand. And the number of cells will thus vary accordingly. Secondly, it's simply very hard to count the number of tiny cells in a large multicellular animal. Different, tissues have different sizes of cells and it would take a lot of painstaking work to figure a precise answer out. Now, it's been estimated that humans have approximately 100 trillion cells. I'm not sure where this number came from but it's been in a few of my text books. I don't think it's a number people give to much effort into determining precisely. But this estimate should give you a sense of the order of magnitude, rather than be considered any where near a precise value. I would assume that a shark about the size of a human would have roughly the same number of cells, although it is possible that human and shark cells may vary significantly enough in size that this estimate may not be useful.

Answer 2

Sharks generally have five rows of teeth with about 46 teeth in each row. Depending on the species, they have an average total of 230 teeth. For example, Great White Sharks can have 50,000 teeth in a lifetime. These teeth are set in layered rows with 5 to 15 in both upper and lower jaws. The teeth do not have a root so they break easily. The teeth are arranged in rows of 5-7 teeth like a conveyer belt. When a tooth falls out from the front the tooth from the next row moves up to take its place. At any time a white shark will have about 300 teeth in various stages of development within its jaws.

Answer 3

On average, a shark can have around 40-50 trillion cells in its body. This cell count can vary based on the species, size, and age of the shark.

Answer 4

Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and thus they have no bones because the skeletion is not made of bone!

Well I think that's a crock of sh*t

Answer 5

Sharks have at least 5 gills on each side of their body

Answer 6

Great white 82 and dogfish 24. Those are the only two I have found so far.

Answer 7

one but they have thousands of teeth that gives them the abolity to easily bute up its prey

Answer 8

Sharks (Selachimorpha) inherit 41 chromosomes from each of their parents. So, Sharks (Selachimorpha) have a total of 82 (41*2) chromosomes in each of their cells.

Answer 9

Ask roseline.she's a shark.

Answer 10

A shark has 82 chromosomes in their cells.