Yes, both a cockroach's exoskeleton (skin) and human fingernails are made of a protein called chitin. However, the composition and structure of chitin in a cockroach's exoskeleton are different from the keratin in human fingernails.
yes, just the same as a rhino's horn is
A calcium compound, the same thing in our fingernails.
The mineral that has a similar hardness to fingernails is gypsum. Gypsum has a Mohs hardness of around 2 on the scale, similar to that of fingernails.
Fingernails are made of a special kind of protein called keratin, the same kind of stuff that a cow's hoofs and horns are made of. There are many different kinds of proteins. You need the protein of meat or milk or plant seeds in your diet. But don't chew your fingernails. You can't digest the keratin protein. Keratin is made of dead cells, so is your hair and your first layer of skin! It sounds gross, but I wouldn't change it, though!
Its horn is made up of a material called Keratin, our nails are also made up of this substance only.
Keratin the same thing your fingernails are made of!
Fingernails and toenails are made of the same thing as hair, keratin. Fingernails are found on human beings and various primates. Similar to fingernails in other animals are horse hooves and rhinoceros horns.
nope! they don't feel a thing! it is made out of the same substance you hair and fingernails are made out of, just very compact.
The same thing that human fingernails and animal hooves are made of, a protein called keratin.
Yes.
The same substance as our fingernails - keratin.
Yes they are made up of the same chemical.
Hair is made out of Keratin, the same substances that make up your fingernails.
You need a rhino to make a rhino horn. What it's made from is basically the protein keratin, which is the same thing that makes the bulk of your hair and fingernails.
The same things as hair.(as far as I kno)
yes, just the same as a rhino's horn is
Rhinoceros horns are made out of solid keratin. Keratin is the same material that fingernails and hair are made of. Also like fingernails, the horn can grow back if it is cut.