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Red bellied turtle has a soft shell?
The red-bellied turtle actually has a hard shell, as do all turtles. The shell of a turtle is made up of bony plates covered by a layer of keratin. This shell provides protection and support for the turtle's body.
Do turtles have backbones?
Yes they have a backbone. You can't see it because of his shell that protect them. Thanks!!
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.
The top shell on a turtle is called?
The shell covering the top of a turtle's body is called the carapace (say karra-pace).It is made of a hard substance called scutes.Some turtles do not have a hard carapace. The carapace of soft-shelled turtles and the leatherback turtle is made of thick skin.The shape of a carapace is not always the same:
How does the shell of the chicken egg feel?
Well, The shell is rather quite fragile but the shell is a little hard.
What flat mollusk whose shell consists of eight plates?
chitons
Members of the class Polyplacophora are known as and are characterized by a shell tha tis divided into segments?
Members of the class Polyplacophora are known as chitons. They are characterized by their shell, which is divided into eight separate dorsal plates or valves. These plates are made of aragonite, a type of calcium carbonate.
What type of skeleton does chiton have?
Chiton possess a highly conserved skeleton of eight shell plates (valves) surrounded by spicules or scales
The plates that compose a turtle shell are each known as a?
scute
What slabs of rock are the earths hard shell?
tectonic plates
What are the slabs of rock called in the earths hard shell?
Tectonic plates
What are eight minor plates?
There are 41 minor plates so good luck with that
How many electrons does xenon have in the valence shell?
All eight: the shell is full.
Has Eight electrons in a valence shell?
These are the noble gases which have a complete valence shell.
What are the bony plates on a sea turtle's shell called?
I( think they are called scuta
What is the number of electrons that can occupy the second shell of an atom?
The second shell can hold eight electrons.
What element is the only noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its outer shell?
Helium is the only noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its outer shell. It has only two electrons in its outer shell.
