Body Plan
What is the highest amount of arms on a sunflower sea star?
24 arms
What happens when the starfish is attacked by a predator?
It detaches its arms
Does the young sea star hatch from an egg?
Yes
What class is the sunflower sea star?
Class-Invertebrates
Name one animal in the Sunflower sea stars diet
Sea Urchins, small fish,barnacles, clams, sea cucumbers, etc
How is the sunflower sea stars skeleton set up?
its made up of disjointed pieces
What does the sea star use to crawl?
It crawls with its tube feet
Too what age do sunflower sea stars live?
65 years
What phylum is the sunflower starfish?
Echinoderm
What animal is the Sunflower sea stars main predator?
The King Crab
How large is the sunflower seastar in ft?
3.3ft
How does the starfish grab their prey?
they use their tube feet to grab prey
What syndrome killed of a majority of the sunflower sea star?
Sea Star Wasting syndrome
in the Phylum Echinoderm what do the animals look like?
They are spiny skinned, have Symmetrical appearance, and are spherical or elongated
What population does the Sunflower sea star help control in kelp forests?
sea urchin populations
how does the sea star maintain its skeleton?
Relies on fluid pressure to maintain skeleton
what does the sea star use instead of blood
It uses seawater
What % of Sunflower sea stars did the Sea Star Wasting syndrome kill
90%
What do Invertebrates not have that other animals do have?
no backbones or internal skeleton
What is a defense mechanism for the sea star?
Sunflower sea stars have the ability to regenerate its arms