2007-01-16 00:57:50 · 3 answers · asked by smvm630 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
no its used for protection and its only defense from predators. It is such a slow animal that if it didn't have a shell it would be extinct by now. Its home is its nest.
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2007-01-16 01:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by fox 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I say no.
The shell is a 2 piece protective covering consisting of the carapace on the top, which is fused to the vertebral column inside and joined to the plastron on the bottom.
A turtle's home is it's environment; the place in which the animal resides either in nature or captivity.
2007-01-16 10:41:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
yeah, and it's also used for protection against animals that might want to eat it.
2007-01-16 09:09:57 · answer #3 · answered by tweetybird37406 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋