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Echinoderms.

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1 Echinoderms

2 Spiny skin Radial symmetry Water vascular system

3 Form and Function Water vascular- respiration, circulation, movement.
Madreporite- connects the ring canal to the outside.

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5 Tube feet- movement. Feeding- sea stars push out stomach and enzymes break down shells. Excretion- cellular through tube feet(ammonia), solid through anus. External fert.

6 Groups of Echinoderms

7 Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars
Large solid plates Most eat algae

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10 Brittle Stars Found on coral reefs Can shed an arm to escape
                                                                                            Found on coral reefs Can shed an arm to escape Filter feeders

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12 Sea Cucumbers “ Moving pickles” Detritus feeders

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16 Sea Stars Most are carnivores Eat bivalves Can repair themselves

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19 Sea Lilies and Feather Stars
Filter feeders Live in the tropics

20 Feather Star (Note the depth)


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