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They're both there for protection.

Gasses pass through the shell because it has microscopic holes - too small to pass even water.

Gasses pass through the membrane by diffusion (after they devolve).

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Is an egg shell permeable to salt?

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What does it mean when a chick makes it through the shell but not through the membrane?

This is not possible. For the chick to break the shell, it must first break the membrane.


What is the function of the shell membrane?

The shell membrane is a thin tissue structure upon which the mineralized shell is built.


Membrane direclty under shell in birds?

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How does a reptile embryo in an amniotic shell get oxygen?

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What would happen if a chicken egg does not have any shell membrane?

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Why doesn't a reptile have a shell membrane?

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Does the egg membrane strengthen the shell?

if it is purple.


Membrane inside shell of a bird egg?

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