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Where do Echinoderms have their spines?
exoskeleton
Are echinoderms invertabrates?
Yes, they have no notochords or spines.
What are the features of Echinoderms?
Echinoderms have tube feet, with the exception of urchins, which have spines. They are invertebrates. They also have no organs or eyes.
Do starefish have a backbone?
No -- starfish or seastars are echinoderms and as such are invertebrates. -- no spines.
What is the body system for spines in Echinoderms?
water vascular system
Echinoderms body description?
Echinoderms are a phylum with usually 5 fold symmetry, spines and calcium carbonate plates.
What are echinderms?
Echinoderms are invertebrates that have internal skeletons and spines sticking out from their bodies.
What is a characteristic of Echinoderms?
Invertebrate animals with spikes and spines all over their bodies.
What are the distinguishhing characteristicof echinoderms?
Echinoderm literally means "spiny skin." Echinoderms are invertebrates that are generally found in the ocean. They have exoskeletons and spines or needle-like protrusions all over them. Common echinoderms are: Starfish, sea urchins and sand dollars.
What does the Greek word echnoderms mean?
Aye, Echinoderms means spiny-skinned. Just imagine some echinoderms like starfish (class asteroidea) and the sea urchin (class echinoidea). The crown of thorn starfish has poisonous spines and the sea urchin is covered 360 degrees in spins. However it is important to note that not all echinoderms are spiny. For example there are no spines whatsoever on the sea cucumber (class holothuroidea) which has a soft and gelatinous body.
Identify and describe the unique system an echinoderm has what is it used for?
The name echinoderm means "spiny skin." Echinoderms have spines of various lengths that cover the outside of their bodies. Most echinoderms are supported and protected by an internal skeleton made up of bonelike plates. Echinoderms have a simple nervous system but don't have heads or brains.
What is the definition of Echinoidea?
Any of various echinoderms of the class Echinoidea, having a soft body enclosed in a round, symmetrical, calcareous shell covered with long spines
