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What is the difference of a human skeleton and a turtle's shell?
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Here are a few differences:
-A human skeleton is located on the inside of the body and a turtle shell is located on the outside.
-A skeleton protects and supports whereas a shell protects and camoflages the turtle.
-A skeleton needs exercise and calcium to say healthy and a shell needs a UVB light.
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Turtles are vertebrates or invertebrates?
Turtles are vertebrates because they have an internal skeleton with a backbone (vertebral column).For more information on vertebrates and invertebrates see related questions.
When do turtles get out of their shells?
A turtles shell is built into bone structure. Parts of the backbone and the ribs, among other bones, make up the inner structure of the shell. This means that it cannot get out of its shell, as the shell is not separate from the body.
Are animals born in sea shells?
Turtles are "born" with a shell. In the first days after hatching the shell can be softer, because their bones are not calcified all the way yet. Once fully grown, turtles and tortoises have hard, protective shells that are made up of 59 to 61 bones covered by plates called scutes. The scutes are made of keratin, the primary substance in hair, nails and hooves of other animals, but the turtles shell is part of its skeleton. And like bones, it grows with them while they age.
Is a turtles shell fire proof?
yea
Can soft shelled turtles live with other turtles?
It is not recommended because the soft shell turtle really has no protection from the other turtles
How are a human skeleton and the shell of a crab alike?
A Human skeleton,and a crab shell are alike because,the bones inside the human body are strong like the crab shell on the outside of the body
Do turtles vertebrates?
Yes they do - they have a complete skeleton underneath the shell. The turtles shell is simply its rib-cage that has 'fused' into one continuous bony structure.
What structural forms are found in a human body?
The Human body is a frame (skeleton), a shell (skin), and a solid.
What is the difference between snake and turtle?
turtles have legs, snakes don't. turtles have shells, snakes don't.
Do turtles have a bottom shell?
yes turtles do have a bottom shell
Do all turtles have backbones?
A shell. Their backbone is embedded into the shell so it cannot be removed.
Is the leatherback sea turtles skeleton on the inside or outside of its body?
It is both. A turtle's skeleton includes the carapace (shell) but also is comprised of a spine and other joints (shoulder, hips, knees, etc) inside the body.
Is a tortoises shell it's skeleton?
No the shell is not the skeleton, but it cannot be extracted from it without it breaking.
Is a turtle a vertebrates or invertebrates?
A turtle is a vertebrate.
What is difference between grasshopper skeleton and human?
A grasshopper's skeleton is external and is called an exoskeleton. It is made of a substance called chitin and does not contain bones. A human's skeleton is internal and in an adult contains 206 bones.
Why does terrapin has shell?
A terrapin has a shell because it is a turtle, of course. There are 4kinds of turtles: aquatic turtles, land turtles, terrapins, and sea turtles. All turtles have shells.
Is a box a solid a shell or a skeleton?
a box is a shell.
