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Q: Does the lost arm grow into a new starfish?
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Explain what amazing thing happens to the starfish when they loose an arm?

A starfish can grow a new arm!


Is a sea star produces a new arm after loosing one to a predator reproduction?

After some time the arm will grow back. If it happens to lose the arm again, it will grow back again. As long as the starfish does not lose its main body (the middle portion) it has the ability to regenerate a single or multiple lost arms. The time it takes for the starfish to replace a lost arm depends on the overall health of the starfish and age.


What do you cal it when a starfish replaces a lost arm with a new one?

regeneration


What are some weird facts about starfish?

Starfish have no brains and no blood. Their nervous system is spread through their arms and their blood is actually filtered sea water.When starfish lose an arm, they can grow it back! This process is called "Autotomy." After the arm comes off, the cut area begins to heal and a new arm begins to grow. The arm that is broken off will die. However, in some cases, not only do the starfish grow new arms, but the arms that have been cut off grow new starfish.


What is a starfish's reproduction?

A starfish can reproduce by mating with another starfish or asexually. Asexual reproduction is usually done after a starfish experiences dismemberment. The dismembered arm can grow into a whole new starfish.


Why do starfish legs fall off?

Yes, most starfish can regrow an arm (also known as a ray) if it is lost. However, a single arm will not grow into a new starfish. From what I have learned, as long as a part of the central point of the sea star still attached, the starfish can completely regrow. So, it is also possible for 2 halves to grow into 2 new starfish.


What special features does a starfish have to help it survive?

Some starfish can shed an arm and grow a new one later if a predator has caught an arm in its mouth.Some, but very few,can grow an entire body from a single ray.


Can starfish be cut in half and live?

Yes, it can if you cut a starfishes arm than it will grow a new one!


What happens when a starfish looses an arm?

It grows a new arm. Not only that, but the lost arm (if not eaten by something) grows into a new sea star. Unfortunately, we "superior" beings traded this regenerative capability for such baubles as arched feet, opposable thumbs, stereoscopic eyes, and brains. Can't have everything.


What is the process by which an animal grows a new part to replace a part that had been lost?

Well, for instance, if a starfish lost its arm or got it cut off, then slowly a new arm would replace it by growing back.


Which animal after being broken apart forms new animals?

When a starfish loses a limb, it can grow back another one, and the one it lost turns into a new starfish.


What will happen to a starfish that loses an arm?

A sea star can grow a new one, because it's attached to the center disk!