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Parts of a Starfish

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Total cards: 10•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

madreporite

Back (Answer)

• it is on the outside of the starfish - it is a strainer, it filters the starfish

#2
Front (Question)

stone canal

Back (Answer)

• it is part of the water vascular system, it moves food and nutrients

#3
Front (Question)

ring canal

Back (Answer)

• it is shaped like a ring, it pulls whatever is filtered by the madreporite, and sends it out of the starfish

#4
Front (Question)

ampullae

Back (Answer)

• it gives the starfish motion

#5
Front (Question)

radial canal

Back (Answer)

• they are skinny tubes that transport nutrients or waste

#6
Front (Question)

gills

Back (Answer)

• they have gills so they can live and breathe in the water

#7
Front (Question)

spine

Back (Answer)

• they are on the outside of a starfish

#8
Front (Question)

pyloric stomach

Back (Answer)

• it is in the center of a starfish, they use it to get their food

#9
Front (Question)

cardiac stomach

Back (Answer)

• it is on the outside of a starfish, they use it to get their food

#10
Front (Question)

ocellus

Back (Answer)

• it is an eye spot, they have one on each of their rays