A biology problem by Amna Sheikh
Biology
Level
2
how many bones are there in a newborn baby?
300
270
200
206
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1 solution
Babies have more bones than children or adults because their bones are parts of the adults bones. When they grow up, these bones collected together to the "normal" size relative to the size of their bodies. That is why they struggle to stand when they little.