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Yes, sea urchins are considered bottom feeders. They primarily graze on algae and detritus found on the ocean floor, using their specialized mouthparts to scrape food from rocks and other surfaces. Their feeding behavior plays a vital role in maintaining the health of marine ecosystems by controlling algae growth.
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What shape is a sea urchin?
A sea urchin is a half-sphere. The top of the urchin is rounded like a globe but the bottom is flattish to fit on the bottom of the sea so it can walk around.
What is a spiny-skinned invertebrate that lives on the ocean bottom?
Sea urchin
How do you catch the sea urchin?
get stung and then you can get it but get it by the bottom and i think it doesnt sting
How much food does a sea urchin eat?
It has a tiny mouth at the bottom of its body.
What are Sea urchin?
The classification of a Sea Urchin is Echinoidea
The gonads of the are considered to be a delicacy?
sea urchin
Is the long-spined sea urchin a filter feeder?
No, the long-spined sea urchin is not a filter feeder. It primarily feeds on algae and detritus found on the ocean floor using its specialized mouthparts, known as Aristotle's lantern. This species plays a significant role in controlling algal growth in its ecosystem. Filter feeders, on the other hand, extract food particles from the water column, which is not the feeding strategy of long-spined sea urchins.
How does the sea urchin moves?
A sea urchin does move, but not very frequently.
Where do the purple sea urchin migrate?
the migrate to the very bottom of the ocean way back in the deep feet
Why do the carrier crabs carry sea urchin?
because the crab needs the sea urchin for protection and the sea urchin needs the crab for food
Are whiting bottom feeder fish?
is whiting a bottom feeder
What is a sea urchin's eggs?
Ummm...it's the thing from which a sea urchin hatches?
