For the sea star, they grap a clam with all five arms, then it pulls on the tightly closed shell with its tube feet. When the shell opens, the sea star forces its stomach out through its mouth and into the opening between the clam's shells. And then the digestive chemicals break down the clam's tissues, and the star sucks in the partially digested body of its prey.
echinoderms
fish
Echinoderms, such as starfish, have basal nerve ganglia that serve as a nervous system. They also have a water vascular system that acts as a circulatory system. They can reproduce, move, and digest food. Therefore, they are animals.
By getting food in the ocean.
By getting food in the ocean.
Yes, the nerves help them feed and move.
Echinoderms
Echinoderms
No, they move very slowly.
using their tube like extensions to take it to the center
Echinoderms, like all animals, are heterotrophs and need to eat food to survive.
No. Porifera (sponges) are heterotrophs. This is a key defining feature of all animals.