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Do sea urchins die if they are not in the water?
While sea urchins are slow and non-aggressive, they do have spines for a reason. Some sea urchins possess venomous spines, sharp enough to pierce through a diving suit. This venom can cause muscle spasms, faintness, difficulty breathing and death.
What phylum do sea urchins belong?
Echinoderms.
Ho do sea urchins reproduce?
Sea urchins reproduce by releasing eggs and sperm into the water, where external fertilization takes place. Once fertilized, the eggs develop into larvae that eventually settle and grow into adult sea urchins. Some species of sea urchins can also reproduce by asexual means, such as splitting or budding.
What kingdom is sea urchins in?
Sea urchins belong to the kingdom Animalia, which is one of the five kingdoms of living organisms. Within the kingdom Animalia, sea urchins are classified under the phylum Echinodermata. Echinoderms are characterized by their spiny skin and radial symmetry, which sea urchins exhibit prominently.
What colors are 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.)
What adaptations do sea urchins need to survive?
they have spines that react to predators
What can help the sea urchins To survive?
Sea urchins get their food at the bottom of the sea floor to eat dead fish.
Do sea urchins live in Connecticut?
No. Sea urchins live in the sea.
Do sea urchins live in warm water?
No, atually they live in massive groups, searching for kelp and other sea grasses to munch on. A large mass of urchins can clear massive kelp forests in a short amount of time. Most urchin groups live in shallows, but some species prefer deeper waters.
What do lobsters do to survive?
They eat dead fish. They also eat mussels, crabs, clams, and sea urchins.
What happened to the kelp forests?
In the 1800s, too many sea otters were hunted for their fur. Without sea otters, fewer sea urchins were eaten. Soon, too many sea urchins were being born. Smaller fish could not survive, because sea urchins ate their supplies of kelp. These fish were food for sea stars and crabs. The sea stars and crabs began to die out.
What does the process of fertilization in sea urchins produce?
More sea urchins.
What category do sea urchins fit into?
The classification of a Sea Urchin is Echinoidea
How many purple sea urchins are there?
there are excatly 3million purple sea urchins
How are sea urchins and kelp forests connected?
sea urchins eat kelp.
Do sea urchins die if they are not in the water?
While sea urchins are slow and non-aggressive, they do have spines for a reason. Some sea urchins possess venomous spines, sharp enough to pierce through a diving suit. This venom can cause muscle spasms, faintness, difficulty breathing and death.
What does a sea urchin do to survive in the ocean?
to survive in the ocean, sea urchins always scurry away on their tube-like feet and hide in cracks and crevices. ( but of course they have to make sure their is no moray eels in there first!)
