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What are problems and solutions for a sea star?
a problem for a sea star is it losing an arm- solution : it can grow it back
What is the process called when a sea star makes a new arm?
regeneration
What happens if a sea star losses an arm?
It will grow back a new one
What are examples of echinoderms?
There are over 6000 types of echinoderms. A few examples are the banded-arm brittle star, common sea urchin, cushion sea star, etc. I you were looking for types of echinoderms, they areSea star or starfish (Asteroidea)Brittle stars, basket stars, serpent stars (Ophiuroidea)Sea urchins, heart urchins and sand dollars (Echinoidea)Holothurians or sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea)Feather stars and sea lilies (Crinoidea).
What is the function of the lateral canal in a sea star?
The lateral canal in a sea star is part of its water vascular system, which is crucial for locomotion, feeding, and respiration. It connects the radial canal, which runs along each arm, to the tube feet, allowing for the distribution of water that facilitates movement and the operation of the tube feet. The lateral canal helps maintain hydrostatic pressure within the system, enabling the sea star to extend and retract its tube feet effectively.
What is the heavyest sea star?
Thromidia catalai is the heavyest known sea star (although other sea stars can grown larger in terms of diameter/arm span.It weighs over 6kg, and can have a span of up to 63cm.It has no common name, but due to its appearance, it is often nicknamed "fat star".
What will happen to a starfish that loses an arm?
A sea star can grow a new one, because it's attached to the center disk!
How can a sea star reproduce asexually?
The females lay eggs in the water and let them float there, then males can come along and let sperms into the water and let them float there. Then they can mix and the egg becomes fertilized and a baby starfish is made. OR a female will lay her eggs and let them float and then another female can come and lay her eggs and they can fertilze each other making a baby starfish. That is not correct... Sea stars reproduce asexually using the method of fragmentation, when the sea stars arm falls off and makes a new individual sea star that is genetically identical to the parrent.. xAdubz
How sea stars repair or replace or damage body parts?
Sea stars, or starfish, have remarkable regenerative abilities that allow them to repair or replace damaged body parts. If a sea star loses an arm, it can regenerate a new one through a process involving cell division and differentiation. This regeneration occurs in specialized tissues called mesodermal cells, which can develop into various cell types needed for the new arm. In some cases, a single arm can even grow into a new sea star if it contains part of the central disk.
What is the function of a rocker arm?
The function of a rocker arm is to control a valve in an engine. The rocker arm is a lever that rocks.
How did a sea star be called a sea star?
A sea star is called a sea star simply because of where it lives (the sea) and what it looks like (a star), simple!
What is an optic cushion on a Sea Star?
Giant Sea Star (Pisaster giganteus) a/k/a Knobby Sea Star. Detail of the arm tip showing the optic cushion or "eye spot". Most sea stars have such a cluster of red-pigmented, light-sensitive cells at the tips of the arms. These optic structures do not actually form an image in the manner of a mammalian eye, but do allow the sea star to detect light and sense changes in its environment. Pillar Point.
