Biology

Miya Hughes

3 January, 22:32

A large part of an animal's mass is located in its bones. As an animal grows, its skeleton grows. A growing animal must increase the size of its bones. To do this, the animal needs lots of calcium, an element important to the structure of bones.

How can a growing animal get calcium to make new bone tissue?

A.

by removing calcium from the air

B.

by consuming food that contains calcium

C.

by removing calcium from its bones

D.

by making calcium from other elements