Marine Invertebrates
What are vertebrates?
People and animals with backbones.
What are jellyfish made of?
Jellyfish are made of about 95% water.
What are the three main parts of mollusks?
The three main parts of Mollusks are a head, a body, and a foot.
What are crustaceans?
Crustaceans are animals such as crabs and shrimp.
What is another name for sea stars?
Another name for sea stars is star fish.
What are invertebrates?
95% of Earth's animals that do not have backbones.
What is unique about jellyfish?
Jellyfish have no heart, brain, bones, or eyes.
How do the hard shells of mollusks protect them?
Mollusk's hard shells protect this creature's internal organs.
Which crustacean lives their lives in one place?
The crustacean that lives their lives in one place is the barnacle.
What family are sea stars a member of?
Sea stars are a member of the echinoderm family.
What do all marine invertebrates have in common?
All marine invertebrates live in water, and they don't have backbones.
How do jellyfish move?
How do Octopus protect themselves?
Octopus protect themselves by squirting ink into the water.
Which crustacean reaches out when water pours over them to get food?
The barnacle is the crustacean that reaches out when water pours over them to get food.
What does echinoderm mean?
Echinoderm means spiny skin in the greek language.
How are invertebrates different from vertebrates?
Invertebrates do not have backbones. Vertebrates have backbones.
What is another name for jellyfish?
Another name for jellyfish is stingers.
What can the octopuses do that other mollusks can't?
Octopuses are able to swim while other mollusks move slowly on the ocean floor.
Are crustaceans vertebrates or invertebrates?
Crustaceans are invertebrates.
How are sea stars and sea cucumbers able to crawl along the ocean floor?
Sea stars and sea cucumbers are able to crawl along the ocean floor because they have rows of tiny feet shaped like tubes. When water enters the tubes, they expand and the movement allows them move along the ocean floor.
How does the ocean help invertebrates?
The ocean allows marine invertebrates to move around easily.
How do jellyfish protect themselves?
Jellyfish protect themselves by using their stinging tentacles that contain poison.
What does the head of a mollusk contain?
The head of a mollusk contains sense organs and a brain.
What do crustaceans and humans have in common?
Both humans and crustaceans have joints in their bodies.
Which echinoderm is named after a shape of food?
Sea cucumbers are named after a shape of food..