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Barnacles are sessile as adults. They start out as mobile larvae and attach to something big like a whale or a boat. Then they stay in this position for the rest of their lives.
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What Deuterostome phyla are sessile benthic as adults?
Porifera
What are organisms in the ocean?
plankton, mammals, fish, crustaceans, sessile animals, microorganisms and other things
Is hydra sessile or non sessile?
a hydra as a polyp is not sessile but when it grows to be a hydra it is sessile
Are hydra nektons?
As juveniles. As adults, hydra become sessile and fasten to rocks. "Nekton" are creatures that swim, like fish.
Is plantae mobile or sessile?
All Cnidarians are mobile at some point in their lifetime. For most, it is in the larval stage. Jellyfish start out as mobile larva, then become sessile, then become the mobile jellyfish you are familiar with. Others, like corals, start out as mobile larva, settle down and remain sessile for the rest of their adult life. As adults, hydra can be mobile or sessile, as they choose, but they don't swim far.
How does the baby jellyfish change as it grows into an adult?
It starts as a sessile polyp like creature and then buds to form motile medusoid adults.
What do most crustaceans begin there life as?
Most crustaceans start their life as an egg. They then become larvae and go through several stages before they become adults.
Are roundworms sessile or mobile?
they are sessile
What is the deffinision of sessile?
Sessile means attached. So a sessile organism is attached to a substrate.
Are most producers motile or sessile?
Producers photosynthesize, making them sessile. Animals that eat the producers are called consumers. Consumers are motile. Remember, sessile means immobile, and most plants are sessile.
What kingdoms are sessile?
The kingdoms of the sessile organisms are mainly two. They are plantae and fungi depending on the particular organism of the sessile. .
Do all adult chordates display all the chordate features?
Best example of an adult that doesn't: Sea Squirt or Tunicate. The larvae have a notochord but the sessile adults do not.
