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Marine Arthropods

Marine Arthropod Videos

Phyla

  • Marine Arthropods: A Successful Design

Animation

  • Marine Arthropod Animation: Body Plan
  • Arthropod Animation: Swiss Army Knife

Behavior

  • Arthropods: Horseshoe Crab
  • Arthropods: Blue Crab Molting

General Info

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Role in Ecosystem

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Climate

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Human Interaction

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Paleontology

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    Lesson Plan
    Marine Arthropod Adaptations + Engineering Design
    Students explore the diversity and adaptations of marine arthropods through short videos and student centered activities.

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    Factsheet
    Marine Arthropods: An Adaptive Body Plan
    Marine arthropods are the most abundant group of animals in the ocean.

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    Reading
    Marine Arthropods: A Successful Design, The Limbed Creature Advantage
    Whether one rates success in terms of numbers, number of species, range of habitats exploited or simply as a total mass of animal tissue, the limbed creatures clearly have the advantage.

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