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How would you describe how you would expect the arrangement of its metacarpal bones to be?
the scientific name of a species is equus burchelli. Based on what the name tells you about its taxonomic classification describe what you would expect the arrangement of its metacarpal bones to be how did you draw your conclusions?
What tools would best be used to observe small mouse bones found in an owl pellet?
tweezers
What is on the outside of a owl pellet?
The outside of an owl pellet is covered in a thin slime, to assist the owl with ejecting the pellet, the undigested fur or feather tends to be the next layer, with the undigested bones on the inside.
What is in the middle of an owl pellet?
bones from other animals
Would you expect to find more cartilage between your arm and should bones or between the bones of the skull?
you expect to find more cartilage between the arm and the shoulder because the cartilage is found in many bones.
What is inside an owl pellet?
The inside of an owl pellet contains the remains of bones and fur that was undigested.
What do you think you will find in the owl pellet?
Fur and bones of what the owl ate.
Why would bones be missing in an owl pellet?
They might have been small enough to swallow. If the skull is missing, an adult owl might have torn off the head and brought it to her baby. Then, the pellet could have belonged to the offspring.
Why do you think it may be difficult to piece together a whole skeleton from the bones in the pellet?
because your putting bones together
Why would lungs of an animal that was eaten by an owl not show up in an owl pellet?
because ussually a owl pellet eats small animal so there lungs wont show because there bones are little. So a owl eats big ones so lungs will show because they have big bones.
Where would you expect to find more bones in a mouse leg or foot?
mostly in the mouse leg because there bones in the feet have more
Why do you think it may be difficult to piece together a whole skeleton from the bones in an owl pellet?
because your putting bones together
