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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.
The Echinoderm's body is covered in spikes/spines.Some spines/spikes are long, and some are short.
Sea star (starfish), sea cucumber
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No. A starfish is an echinoderm. It is considered an echinoderm for it's spiny/rugged skin around it's body. Just as well as sea urchins, and sand dollars too.
By its' legs.
A starfish is an echinoderm.
A large protected body of water
Star fish is not a fish because it is an ''echinoderm''. It is an ''echinoderm'' because its body is divided into five parts and it has a spiny outer covering. It only is called a star''fish'' because it lives in water.
Echinoderm is an invertebrate and therfore it has no backbone
Yes sand dollar is an echinoderm.
No. A spider is an arachnid. A starfish is an example of an echinoderm.