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3 years ago
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What are the substances that skeletons are composed of ?

Biology
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Sunny_sXe [5.5K]3 years ago
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Rigid skeletons are formed from materials including chitin (in arthropods), calcium compounds such as calcium carbonate (in stony corals and mollusks) and silicate (for diatoms and radiolarians).

agasfer [191]3 years ago
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Answer:

Rigid skeletons are formed from mostly of collagen, bone is living, growing tissue. Collagen is a protein that provides a soft framework, and calcium phosphate is a mineral that adds strength and hardens the framework. This combination of collagen and calcium makes bone strong and flexible enough to withstand stress.

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