Shape of Life provides free science resources for both students and teachers about the evolution of the animal kingdom. We offer short videos, lesson plans, features and news of animals on planet earth.
Phyla
The animal kingdom is one of six kingdoms of life on earth. Discover the greatest story ever told - the story of the animal kingdom and the eight major phyla that make up 99 percent of animals.
Features
Creature
Why Some Anemones Are Neon Green
Life can be stressful for anemones. Fortunately, the green microalgal symbionts in some anemone tissues provide them with nutrition and antioxidants that help them cope with stressors.
Why Some Anemones Are Neon Green
Life can be stressful for anemones. Fortunately, the green microalgal symbionts in some anemone tissues provide them with nutrition and antioxidants that help them cope with stressors.
Lesson Plan
Plankton - It's a Way of Life
Hey Students, there's a universe of plankton drifters waiting for you. Watch live invertebrate larvae under a microscope.
Plankton - It's a Way of Life
Hey Students, there's a universe of plankton drifters waiting for you. Watch live invertebrate larvae under a microscope.
Scientist
Vicki Pearse, Department of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
“I think people should know about sea anemones. Some people don’t recognize that anemones are living things.”
Vicki Pearse, Department of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
“I think people should know about sea anemones. Some people don’t recognize that anemones are living things.”
Did you Know?
Sea Anemones and Climate Change
The bleaching of these colorful cnidarians is due to the loss of symbiotic algae because of climate change.
Sea Anemones and Climate Change
The bleaching of these colorful cnidarians is due to the loss of symbiotic algae because of climate change.
Blog
The Symbiotic Relationships of Anemones
Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological relationship or interaction between two organisms of different species. Some anemones have these relationships.
The Symbiotic Relationships of Anemones
Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological relationship or interaction between two organisms of different species. Some anemones have these relationships.