A: According to BBC, an endoskeleton is a bone structure located in the interior of an animal, and an exoskeleton is a bone structure located on the exterior of an animal. Each type of skeleton has unique advantages and disadvantages in helping the animal survive.
Minerals made of only one element are called NATIVE minerals (i.e., silver, gold, mercury, copper). Minerals composed of compounds are simply referred to as minerals (i.e., quartz, which is made up on silicon and oxygen).
An element is a pure substance made up of only one kind of atom. An element is composed of atoms in which it is composed of neutrons and protons. The nucleus is surrounded by electrons. The answer to this problem is A. element