OESOPHAGUS STOMACH
ECHINODERMS
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Question
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All echinoderms are known for being bottom-dwelling organisms. What is the appropriate term to describe a creature who lives on the bottom?
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Papulae
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Pycnopodia
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Benthic
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Ossicles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bottom Dwellers (Benthos) Benthic animals, such as these polychaetes, live in or on the bottom. Animals that live in or on the bottom of the Bay are called the benthic community. Examples of some benthic animals that live in Chesapeake Bay sediments include: clams. amphipods.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marine Benthic Invertebrates Organisms living in or on the sediment on the seafloor are called benthos. Marine benthic invertebrate communities are dominated by polychaete annelids, molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms, but include members of many lesser known animal phyla.
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