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Students
Students
At Shape of Life we believe PLAY is the best form of science research. We encourage everyone to lift rocks and get messy. A whole world opens up from our curiosity.
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Handout
Constructing the Tree of Life HandoutFull Handout Material
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Factsheet
Cambrian ExplosionThe Cambrian Explosion was a burst of animal evolution that occurred in the ocean about 540 million years ago.
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Reading
Cambrian Explosion: A BIG BANG in the Evolution of AnimalsFor most of Earth's early history, there simply was no fossil record. Only recently have we come to discover otherwise: Life is virtually as old as the planet itself, and even the most ancient sedimentary rocks have yielded fossilized remains of primitive forms of life.
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Creature
Solmissus, the Dinner Plate Jelly
Unlike other jellies that trail their tentacles to capture prey as it passes by, Solmissus is an active hunter, swimming with its tentacles held out in front. This way it can sneak up on its prey.
Solmissus, the Dinner Plate Jelly
Unlike other jellies that trail their tentacles to capture prey as it passes by, Solmissus is an active hunter, swimming with its tentacles held out in front. This way it can sneak up on its prey.
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Did You Know?
Jelly Falls Transport Carbon
Jellies sink fast and are responsible for contributing a lot of organic carbon for deep ocean ecosystems.
Jelly Falls Transport Carbon
Jellies sink fast and are responsible for contributing a lot of organic carbon for deep ocean ecosystems.
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Scientist
Steve Haddock, Senior Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
The light Steve sheds on bioluminescence of the deep sea is impressive.
Steve Haddock, Senior Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
The light Steve sheds on bioluminescence of the deep sea is impressive.
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