Many types of animals have internal skeletons. A large part of these animals' masses is located in their 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.

Question

How can a growing animal get calcium to make new bone tissue?
A.
by removing calcium from its bones
B.
by removing calcium from the air
C.
by making calcium from other elements
D.
by consuming food that contains calcium

Answer 1

D. by consuming food that contains calcium