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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.
1,388 Questions
Where is bess on starfish isle on Horseisle.com?
Bess is on the Northwestern arm of Starfish Isle. Just look for the docks, she's the harbormistress.
What should I do when my dog eats a dried starfish?
Nothing. Dogs eat all kinds of horrible things and they don't seem to suffer much. A dry starfish maybe quite nutritious.
What are four purposes of an echinoderm's water vascular system?
respiration, circulation, movement, and feeding
Yes, starfish are heterotrophs.
All animals are actually heterotrophs. The term "heterotroph" means that the organism does not produce its own food source, but instead must find nutrition within its environment. It doesn't matter how the heterotroph finds food - it can be a grazing herbivore, a carnivore, a scavenger, or anything else. Plants are the most common example of an autotroph. They form their own food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide in the process known as photosynthesis.
Some can swim by undulating movements of the arms. Feather stars creep about by means of projections at the base of the crown, called cirri, which can grasp bottom objects.
Source:http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-feather-st.html
What is the skin-gill on a starfish?
used for breathing. they stickout through bony spines on the starfish.
Sea Star is the nickname. The official name is Starfish.
Yes, the starfish has a brain. A distributed brain. Starfish have a complex network of interlacing nerves in each arm ehich all connect to the brain.
What are the deep furrows extending from the mouth to the tips of each arm on a star fish called?
open ambulacral grooves
On which surface of a starfish suckers visible?
Star fish don't have eye spots, or eyes, they depend on their skin to detect light.
What are three main adaptations in the marine environment for a starfish?
Sea stars have an ability to regenerate body parts because their body systems go down all of their extremities. They also have spines on their body that serve as protection; and they have thousands of tube feet that allow them to move and eat their prey by passing it through the feet to the mouth at the center of the body.
sea stars live in every ocean exept the arctic ocean
Starfish are not fish - they are echinoderms with external skeletons.
Why did sailors use the stars and not the planets to find their way at sea?
Because stars not like planets revolve and stars last at the night sky for many many years even at your lifetime.
Who long dose it take for a starfish to grow its amr back?
The starfish will regenerate another arm. The arm that was lost does not grow into another starfish.
they come in multiple colors, but the ones that are depicted in books are usually orange. I've seen orange, black, brown, and purple-ish ones.
What is the central disc of a starfish?
In seastars, the central part of the body which contains the mouth, anus, madreporite, and gonopores and from which the rays radiate.
How do starfish use their eyes?
Technically starfish don't have eyes. They have sensory organs at the tips of their arms called optic cushions.
Blue Starfish are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. They are typically found near sunny coral reefs, as well as reef fringes. While they are also regularly found living in aquariums because of their popular bright blue color, they do not typically survive well in such environments.
What are Cushion stars predators?
The cushion star looks more like a spineless sea urchin than a starfish. Its arms are so short that they merge with its body and only their tips can be seen. There are no specific predators found for the cushion star.
Some starfish do indeed eat limpet. These starfish tend to be more aggressive feeders and will pry limpets from their rocks.
