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Why does the skeleton protect your organs?
Your organs are soft, and a hit could damage them. The skeleton provides a hard cage to surround them.
How is the koalas skeleton?
A quadrupedal vertebrate.
Why soft corals live in deeper water than hard corals?
soft corals live deeper water than hard corals because soft corals do not create a hard outer skeleton as the hard corals do.
Do pigs have a soft skeleton?
Pigs do not have a soft skeleton. Like other mammals, they have an internal skeleton of calcified bones for support.
Where are hard bones in human body?
You find them throughout the body in adults but more are soft cartilage in babies.
What is hard and soft coral?
Hard Corals and Soft Corals are not so easily defined because some corals which fall into the Soft Coral category are not actually soft. The basics are like this: Corals start out as free-floating larvae. The larva eventually attaches itself to a hard surface and becomes a polyp (individual coral). The polyp is a very tiny animal (a few millimeters in diameter) looking something like a sea anemone. Coral polyps live side by side in colonies. The Hard coral (such as Brain Coral) polyp secretes a limestone skeleton cup around itself and lives inside for protection. When a polyp dies, its skeleton or "house" remains intact. The name "hard coral" comes from skeleton around the polyp. Hard corals are the reef builders Soft coral (such as gorgonians or sea fans) are more tree-like and flexible. The skeleton of soft corals is located within their bodies, giving them form but allowing them to move with the waves. When you look at a coral formation you are looking at a colony of corals or lots of polyp "houses" (in the case of hard corals). Many identical coral individuals next to each other, forming a texture, pattern or structure. The pattern's characteristics are determined by the coral's species. Besides the skeleton location, most hard corals have 6 tentacles where most soft corals have 8.
Does a butterfly have a shell or soft a soft shell-less body?
It's body is not soft, it has an exo-skeleton
Do snails have a skeleton?
Snails do not have skeleton. They have a soft body cavity and are protected by their large shells on their backs.
What are soft bodies in the animal kingdom?
The term "soft bodies" refer to animals with no skeleton.
If crabs are surrounded by a hard skeleton how do they get bigger?
Like other crustaceans, they molt. The crab removes its exoskeleton, then over time a new soft skeleton will form, which will eventually become hard as the original. They molt a lot, usually every 3 weeks or so. This is similar to how Snakes shed the skin.
What is soft skeleton?
A soft skeleton refers to a structural framework in certain organisms that is flexible and pliable, as opposed to the hard, rigid skeletons found in many animals. This term is often used to describe the internal support structures of invertebrates, such as jellyfish and some mollusks, which rely on hydrostatic pressure or soft tissue rather than mineralized bones. Soft skeletons allow for greater mobility and adaptability in various environments.
What is hard coral like?
Hard Corals and Soft Corals are not so easily defined because some corals which fall into the Soft Coral category are not actually soft. The basics are like this: Corals start out as free-floating larvae. The larva eventually attaches itself to a hard surface and becomes a polyp (individual coral). The polyp is a very tiny animal (a few millimeters in diameter) looking something like a sea anemone. Coral polyps live side by side in colonies. The Hard coral (such as Brain Coral) polyp secretes a limestone skeleton cup around itself and lives inside for protection. When a polyp dies, its skeleton or "house" remains intact. The name "hard coral" comes from skeleton around the polyp. Hard corals are the reef builders Soft coral (such as gorgonians or sea fans) are more tree-like and flexible. The skeleton of soft corals is located within their bodies, giving them form but allowing them to move with the waves. When you look at a coral formation you are looking at a colony of corals or lots of polyp "houses" (in the case of hard corals). Many identical coral individuals next to each other, forming a texture, pattern or structure. The pattern's characteristics are determined by the coral's species. Besides the skeleton location, most hard corals have 6 tentacles where most soft corals have 8.
