AY Honors/Echinoderms

Echinoderms
Nature
Skill Level 123
Approval authority South American Division	Year of Introduction 2012

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AY Honors/Echinoderms/Overview

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

8. Make a collection containing 20 pictures or photographs of different species of echinoderms. Include the common name, scientific name, family and order.

1. In what environment can echinoderms be found?

2. What does the word Echinodermata mean, the name that characterizes the echinoderms?

3. Name four characteristics of the phylum Echinodermata.

4. What kind of symmetry do the echinoderms have? What does this mean?

5. Name the main characteristics and give five examples of the classes of echinoderms:

a. Asteroidea

b. Echinoidea

c. Ophiuroidea

d. Holothuroidea

e. Crinoidea

6. What do you do in the event of an accident with sea urchins?

7. In a practical class identify, discover and explain the function of the following structures:

a. Starfish:

i. Ambulacral grooves or feet

ii. Madreporite plate

iii. Mouth

iv. Anus

b. Sea urchins:

i. Aristotle's Lantern

ii. Spines

iii. Mouth

iv. Endoskeleton

8. Make a collection containing 20 pictures or photographs of different species of echinoderms. Include the common name, scientific name, family and order.

9. How do starfish feed?

10. Do some research about sea urchins and some species that have poison.

Edit Answer Key

1

In what environment can echinoderms be found?

2

What does the word Echinodermata mean, the name that characterizes the echinoderms?

3

Name four characteristics of the phylum Echinodermata.

4

What kind of symmetry do the echinoderms have? What does this mean?

5

Name the main characteristics and give five examples of the classes of echinoderms:

5a

Asteroidea

5b

Echinoidea

5c

Ophiuroidea

5d

Holothuroidea

5e

Crinoidea

6

What do you do in the event of an accident with sea urchins?

7

In a practical class identify, discover and explain the function of the following structures:

7a

Starfish:

i

Ambulacral grooves or feet

ii

Madreporite plate

iii

Mouth

iv

Anus

7b

Sea urchins:

i

Aristotle's Lantern

ii

Spines

iii

Mouth

iv

Endoskeleton

8

Make a collection containing 20 pictures or photographs of different species of echinoderms. Include the common name, scientific name, family and order.

9

How do starfish feed?

10

Do some research about sea urchins and some species that have poison.

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