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How does the shell grow?

Asked by Sisa (171points) March 24th, 2008 from iPhone

How did it grow bigger? I thought it would be impossible, so I’m curious.

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Each year the small organism living inside adds more calcium to the shell. If you look at a shell closely, you can see that it has growth rings similar to a tree. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seashell

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how does a turtle shell grow

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