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Starfish
Also known as sea stars, these echinoderms are 2,000 species strong and found in seas and oceans all over the world. They can vary in size from less than half an inch to more than four feet across.
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Does a starfish make any sounds?
I dont think that star fish make any sounds but if they did i wonder wat kind of sounds they make so... i dont think starfish make and soundsI dont think that star fish make any sounds but if they did i wonder wat kind of sounds they make so... i dont think starfish make and sounds
Are brittle stars ossicles apparent?
Brittle stars are echinoderms with a skeleton of embedded calcite ossicles (little bones) which fuse to form an armor plate. The plates are covered by the epidermis, so that you can tell where the plates/ossicles are, but you cannot see them directly.
Not many things can eat a sea star because they stick to rocks, it is very hard to get hem off the rock. But on the other hand sea star's are very slow, so if they are caught off the rock then that will be eaten. Any predator that that eats fish may eat the sea star is it is hungry. Many of these animals include: sharks, but they don't prefer them very much, angelfish, and some other animals.
If the sea stars in a clam bed were destroyed what would happen?
They feed on them and then the clams would overpopulate the beds if not eaten.
How do tsunamis affect starfish?
because tsunamis can beach starfish onto shre which would make them dry and die.:(
How many arms does a sea star have?
Sea star have five arms(dick) because your mom wanted 1 throught each whole
What is the function of the arm of a sea star?
actually that's a very good question who ever aks this,and the function of the arm of a sea star is just to help the sea star to get food and it hepls to they can walk inside of the ocean
How do starfish stick to solid objects?
Starfish have little tube feet each with a sucker at the end,. They stick so hard they can pull clams open.
How does the starfish get food?
The starfish can find food using the tips of its legs. When it finds food (a shellfish like a clam, oyster, scallop) it wraps around the back side of it and uses its suction cups to pry the thing open. Next, its stomach comes OUT of its body through a hole in the center, enters the now helpless shellfish, and eats the inside.
Starfish eat clams by grasping and pulling on the clams shell until the clam can't hold it close any longer. Once the shell is opened far enough, the starfish begins to feed on the clam.
Are a sea star and a star fish the same?
Yes, sea stars and starfish are the same creature. There are over 2,000 different species of sea stars worldwide.
What is the function of the ossicles in starfish?
The starfish is an echinoderm with an endoskeleton of calcium carbonate "ossicles". These honeycombed plates form the dermal region with an overlying epidermis. Their function is to protect the underlying tissue and to give strength and structure to the star fish. They are the equivalent to the human skeleton, more or less.
What is the function of stone canal in water vascular system in see star?
the stone canal connects the madreporite to the ring canal and the ring canal allows water to flow into the radial canals, just tubes...
Where is the madreporite located on a starfish?
The madreporite on a sea star acts like a pressure equalizing valve and is used to filter water. It is located on the surface of the central disk. It is a small yellow or red, button-like structure, looking like a small wart.
Why would it be hard to kill a sea star?
It is hard to kill it because whenever a limb gets chopped off, it eventually grows back.
What system in starfishes bodies help them catch and hold their food?
Their sucker feet hold on to an animal as they extrude their stomach, eat the food, digest, then bring their stomachs back in to their body.
I was just doing a lab report about a sea star dissection and we had to answer this question- I hope that you didn't need this for the same type of lab report because dissecting the sea stars was pretty disgusting! Hope I helped!
