They do, which keeps the sea urchin strong and not brittle.
there are excatly 3million purple sea urchins
Sea urchins are purple, red, orange, yellow/orange, and a mix of red and purple.(Sea Urchins come in many shapes sizes and colors.)
Sea urchins are purple, red, orange, yellow/orange, and a mix of red and purple.(Sea Urchins come in many shapes sizes and colors.)
Purple sea urchins live in close association with kelp forests. Kelp is their primary food.
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No. Sea urchins are echinoderms, meaning, appropriately enough, "spiny skin". Some of the characteristics of arthropods are jointed appendages, an exoskeleton, and a segmented body. While the hard test, or shell, of sea urchins could be thought of as an exoskeleton, sea urchins have no jointed appendages and do not have a segmented body. Some examples of arthropods are shrimps, crabs, lobsters, and insects.
There is not an exact colour but, black, red, purple, and green are some of the most common colours you will see on a sea urchins.
They get no parental care at all.
It lives to be about 30 years.
The spiky spines of purple sea urchins range in colours depending on the exact species and the maturity of the urchin. They can range from light blue, dark blue, royal blue, indigo, light purple, violet and dark purple.
There are several animals that eat sea urchins. Sea otters, sunflower stars, snails, crabs and some species of fish predate upon sea urchins.
No, because they do not have a backbone. All fish are vertebrates, with a backbone inside, something like your own backbone. Sea urchins are invertebrates...they have an 'exoskeleton' which is a fancy way of saying that their 'bones' are on the Outside, not the Inside.