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What is this sea urchin looking tree ball?

It sounds like you might be describing a coconut. Coconuts grow on palm trees and have a hard, spherical outer shell with a hairy appearance that can resemble a sea urchin. Inside the shell is the edible white coconut meat and coconut water.


Are seashells a living thing?

The actual seashell is not living, it is a hard, protective outer layer made by an animal that lives in the sea. The shell is not part of the body and was never living. The common seashell is produced by a mollusc, and by the time the shell reaches the shore, the invertebrate has been eaten or rotted out, leaving the more durable exoskeleton - the seashell.


Why does the sea grape leaf has a thick waxy layer?

its called a cuticle, and helps the plant from losing too much water through a process called transpiration. this is the plant's way of getting water. plants with limited access to water have a thick layer to stop water from evaporating too much


How old are sea shells and what factors contribute to their age?

Sea shells can be millions of years old, with factors like the type of shell, the environment it's in, and the conditions of preservation contributing to their age.


Members of what mollusk class have an internal plate instead of a shell?

Members of the class Aplacophora are mollusks that have an internal plate instead of a shell. Aplacophorans lack a protective shell but possess calcareous spicules or scales in their skin. These marine mollusks are often found in deep sea environments.

Related Questions

Do sea shells grow?

As the mollusks grows the shell around it grows to accommodate the larger size. There are three layers to a shell, a proteinaceous periosteum, a prismatic layer, and an inner pearly layer.


What is a sea shell called?

sea shells


Is there a another sea animal that has a hard outer shell besides crabs and what is it?

Yes, a lobster.


Is there another sea animal that has a hard outer shell besides a crab or a lobster?

a turtle


Shell of coconut is covered by fibres.What is the reason?

So it can travel by sea to distant islands, the outer husk protects it from the sea water.


What do sea turtles have?

Sea turtles have a thick outer shell for protection from predators. They have large flippers so they can swim or move across sand.


What is the underside of a sea turtles shell called?

plastron


What are the bony plates on a sea turtle's shell called?

I( think they are called scuta


What organism lives in water has powerful claws has a hard outer shell and eats both plants and animals?

A Sea Turtle


Why are leather back sea turtles called leather back sea turtles?

because of there leather shell


Are seafood and fish the same thing?

There are many different kinds of shells. A scallop shell comes from a scallop just like a clam shell comes from a clam or an oyster shell comes from an oyster. A shell is the outer layer that protects them and a Scallop is the kind of animal it is.


What is the appearance of the body covering the turtle?

Sea Turtles are covered and protected by shells, similar to every other species of Turtle.