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What is a leathery-shell?
A leathery shell is a shell that is flexible rather than solid like the shell of a bird egg. A snake's egg has a shell that is flexible, as does a turtle's egg.
Is a bird's egg leathery?
No, they are usually hard-shelled. Snakes eggs are leathery.
What is a leathery shell?
A leathery shell is a protective covering made of tough and flexible material, resembling leather. It is found on certain types of fruits, seeds, and animals such as turtles and tortoises. This type of shell provides protection and support to the organism.
Are platypus eggs soft or hard?
Platypus eggs are soft and leathery, rather than hard-shelled.
Name at least two structures of the eggs of reptiles which permit them to develop on land?
Reptile eggs typically have a leathery or calcareous shell that provides protection from desiccation and mechanical damage. Additionally, reptile eggs have membranes that allow for gas exchange, enabling the developing embryo to breathe while inside the egg.
What are might happen to a reptile egg if its shell were removed?
the inside will come out
What is the function of the shelled egg?
The primary function - is to contain the developing embryo and its nutritional yolk-sac until the foetus is ready to emerge. That applies whether it's a hard-shelled egg like a bird, or a soft-shell like a reptile.
What is an egg shell of an animal?
Monotremes are egg-laying mammals, and their eggs are not hard-shelled, but leathery. The monotremes include the platypus and echidna.Reptiles also lay rubbery/leathery eggs.
What is the difference between a fish egg and a chicken egg?
The difference between a fish egg and a chicken egg became obvious today, Easter Sunday. I had a hard time coloring the fish eggs!
Why do turtles have egg tooth?
The egg tooth helps baby turtles cut through the leathery shell when they are ready to hatch. It doesn't persist much past hatching.
What snakes lay hard eggs?
No snake does unless scientist fond another specie is found .
What is a though leathery shell that a mammal lays?
The tough, leathery shell that some mammals lay is characteristic of monotremes, such as the platypus and echidna. These mammals are unique in that they reproduce by laying eggs rather than giving live birth. The eggs have a protective, leathery shell, which helps safeguard the developing embryo in a terrestrial environment. This adaptation is a distinctive feature of these egg-laying mammals within the broader mammalian class.
