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11.2 How Do Sea Stars Carry Out Their Life Functions?
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This website lists a lot of great information about the different species of sea stars in the Pacific Northwest. There are pages dedicated to sea stars in general as well as the different species. On the species page, one clicks on the different sea stars and information about each sea star comes up. There is information about sea star anatomy, reproduction, predators of sea stars, and prey of sea stars.

This video takes a look at what is inside sea stars. The video talks through the different structures inside the sea star and ends with the stomach of the sea star that is pushed out to digest prey.

In this Science Learning Hub activity, users click on different parts of a sea star to learn more information about the dorsal and ventral systems.

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