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Why is the sclera tough and rigid?
The sclera is tough and rigid because it is primarily composed of collagen fibers, which provide structural support and protection to the eyeball. This toughness helps maintain the shape of the eye and protects the delicate structures within it.
What is the cell wall unlike the cell membrane?
Protects the nucleus with a rigid layer of cellulose
What is euglenas outer covering?
The outer covering of euglenas is called a pellicle. It is a flexible layer made up of protein strips called pelliculin. The pellicle helps euglenas maintain their shape and structure while allowing them to move and change shape.
How come when you eat corn it comes out looking like corn still?
Corn has a tough outer layer called the hull that your body can't fully digest. This hull protects the inside of the corn kernel as it travels through your digestive system, so it remains intact when you eliminate it.
Which stratum is the tough outer layer of the skin?
The stratum corneum is the tough outer layer of the skin.
What is the tough outer covering of bone?
The tough outer covering of bone is called the periosteum. It is a dense connective tissue that protects the bone and plays a role in bone growth and repair.
What is the tough outer covering that protects the cell?
I think it is the cell wall or the cell membrane
What is the tough outer covering of a plant cell?
The outer-most layer of a plant cell is the cell wall. This is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin. The cell wall is a rigid structure that plays an important role in support, and is not found in animal cells.
What is the tough outer covering of the bone that has ten letters?
Periosteum is a membrane that lines the outer surface of all bones,[1] except at the joints of long bones.
What is an arthropod's tough outer covering called?
Exoskeleton/ Chitin
What is the tough outer covering of a cell membrane?
Cell Wall
What is the tough outer covering of the woody plant?
This is called bark.
What body covering is on a porpoise?
A porpoise has tough leather like skin body covering, that protects them from some predators.
Is cuticle is the body covering of the cricket?
A cuticle is part of the human fingernail. Cuticle can be used to refer to the organic hard outer covering of any organism, including arthropods (of which cricket is a member).
What is the thick and tough and white outer covering of the eyeball called?
Schlera
Why is the sclera tough and rigid?
The sclera is tough and rigid because it is primarily composed of collagen fibers, which provide structural support and protection to the eyeball. This toughness helps maintain the shape of the eye and protects the delicate structures within it.
What is a tough outer covering of a mollusk called?
It is a shell, as in a cockle shell or oyster shell.
