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Sharks, like all vertebrates, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.
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What type of body symmetry does a shark have?
Sharks, like all vertebrates, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.
Can you name 8 types of sharks?
megalodon sharks, great white sharks, frilled sharks, thresher sharks, tiger sharks, sand tiger sharks, lemon sharks, bull sharks, whale sharks, basking sharks, lepord sharks,black tip sharks. there is 12.
What sharks have a urinary tract?
Mako sharks, thresher sharks and Great white sharks
What do nurse sharks get called sometimes?
Sometimes, Nurse sharks are called giant sleepy sharks. Sometimes, Nurse sharks are called giant sleepy sharks.
What sharks have barbels?
The sharks that have barbels are generally nurse sharks and sharks that stay near the bottom of coral reefs as they are filter feeders and use them to scoop in plankton.
Do seahorses have bilateral or radial symmetry?
Whale sharks, like all vertebrates, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.
What is a bilateral symmetry whale shark?
Bilateral symmetry means that left and right side looks the same.
What type of body symmetry does a shark have?
Sharks, like all vertebrates, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.
What kind of symmetry does a dog shark have?
Dog sharks, like all vertebrates, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.
Can you name 8 types of sharks?
megalodon sharks, great white sharks, frilled sharks, thresher sharks, tiger sharks, sand tiger sharks, lemon sharks, bull sharks, whale sharks, basking sharks, lepord sharks,black tip sharks. there is 12.
Why do bony fish float while sharks s ink if they stop swimming?
Bony fish or Teleosts have something called a swim bladder that can be filled with gas to give them neutral buoyancy in the water. Sharks and rays, (Chondrichthyes) are cartilaginous fish do not have swim bladders and 'fly' through the water using the lift they gain from their large pectoral fins and asymmetrical heteroceral tail. Like an aeroplane, if they stop moving they lose altitude and sink.
What sharks are there in Curacao?
Nurse Sharks, Lemon sharks and Hammerhead Sharks
What has the author Tina Anton written?
Tina Anton has written: 'Sharks, Sharks, Sharks' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Sharks 'Sharks, Sharks, Sharks (Real Reading)'
Do sharks eat starfish?
There are three species of sharks known to eat starfish. These sharks are the Nurse sharks, Horn sharks and Port Jackson sharks.
What sharks have a urinary tract?
Mako sharks, thresher sharks and Great white sharks
Are all sharks bigger than orcas?
no! orcas are larger than most sharks some sharks are bigger like great white sharks,basking sharks,whale sharks and megamouth sharks
What is the size of a female shark?
There are around 440 different species of sharks in the world (great white sharks, carpet sharks, hammerheads, whale sharks, tiger sharks, blue sharks, mako sharks, lemon sharks, angel sharks, thresher sharks, megamouth sharks, zebra sharks, nurse sharks, basking sharks, and bull sharks, just to name a few). And they all grow to different sizes. So, unless you specify what kind of shark(s) you're talking about, this question is far too general to be answered. See the Related Link below for the Wikipedia entry for sharks.
