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Do baby purple sea urchins get fed?

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Is a sea urchin a arthropod?

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What color is a purple sea urchins spines?

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What is the domain of a purple sea urchin?

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What colors can sea urchins be?

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What fish eat purple sea urchin?

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Compare and contrast the support systems of cicadas and sea urchins?

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Do sea urchins change colour?

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