The sand dollar is a marine invertebrate, a living animal, closely related to the starfish, sea lily, the sea cucumber and the sea urchin. Scientific classification of the Sand Dollar belongs the kingdom of Animalia, to the order of Clypeasteroida from the phylum Echinoids class, which means "spiny skinned creature." A common Sand Dollar of the Pacific Ocean is one that is classified by its genus or Family, classification Dendrasteridea, Genus Dendraster, with species name Dendraster excentricus (Rubio). Dendraster means tree or star, excentricus meaning off center because, upon examining the shell more closely, the five leaf or petal pattern observed to be a slightly off center. The Sand Dollar’s characteristics are a flat, circular outer They are often found half-buried in the sand, with their upper surface slanting in the direction of the waters current. If for some reason the animal is uprooted from its position and they are turned upside down they are unable to upright themselves back on their dorsal side, they will eventual die because of this. The endoskeleton of them turns a white color and this is the common way people must often find them washed ashore. In turn brings on an interesting story that some have concocted on the ledge of the sand dollar, when the animal has died and it is in the dried up state it is said that if you pick up and shake it you will her rattling. Some religious member like to believe this tail, in the ledge it states that if you “break the center open and here you will release the five white doves awaiting to spread good will and peace” (Galitzin). In all actuality what is inside the “test” the official name of the deceased animal is “the sand dollar's mouth has a jaw with five teeth like sections to grind up tiny plants and animals. Sometimes a sand dollar "chews" its food for fifteen minutes before swallowing. It can take two days for the food to digest”
The picture above shows the vast difference that there can be in animals, to the right is Emerita Analoga (sand crab), and to the left is Zalophus Californianus (California Sea Lion). The sand crab is an invertebrate while the seal is a vertebrate and mammal. Invertebrates make up 90% of all an...
Bag one contained seven artifacts that were dug up in Missouri. The items included were a tab from a can, a broken plastic microwave meal container, a broken jar, a plastic bottle opener, a scoop like those used for coffee or sugar, the top part of a box of oatmeal squares, and the cap to what looks like a bottle of deodorant.
Do you distinguish the man who was kidnapped twice and used as a slave? The man who helped the Pilgrims to survive the winter? In this essay you will learn about Squanto a man who was kidnapped twice in fifteen years in his life and abused from his friends. Learning about how to use a bow when he was six years old. He was Fired upon, and captured
Broward County, Florida hosts the beautiful beaches of the Florida east coast. Seemingly endless miles of sand stretch to offer relaxation and recreation. After mile upon mile of public beach, the town of Sea Ranch Lakes boasts two acres of private beachfront property.
The Little Rock Nine. I’m sure for some it rings a bell, but for others it might not. Everyone should know about the Little Rock Nine, because this was a major event in America’s history. This is an event that made America the free land it is today.
The purpose of this project is to the solve myth of if Mint Mentos (a hard candy). Actually cools things down. The project will need Mentos also hot water. Also a thermometer . Check to see what temperature the water is. Then pour 5 Mentos into the water. Record the temperature to see if it has changed. Add five more Mentos at a time . Record the temperature of the water every 30 minutes. Use the other glass of water to refer it to the one you have experimented with. Record it with a chart. Label one side Minty water, and the other Regular water. Label each box after how many Mentos was inserted to the water.Ex(After 5,10,15,20..). Once everything is written on the chart that is Going to be the conclusion to the experiment.
Mikel Fair Summer School 2016 Dominguem. Many Americans are still struggling to make ends meet. According to the Census Bureau, 104 million people live in the area. A third of all Americans have incomes below twice the poverty line.
First of all, Dred Scott was a slave in the 1800s and not like the other slaves. Instead of trying to escape, he worked twice as hard! Of course he dreamed of being free, but not from escaping, but by legal rights. Dred scott was a brave man for suing for his rights, one of the first!
He left school at age thirteen to start his training for work. In the winter of 1838 he started to work with Hough and Gilchrist Grocers and worked with them for a year. He later went to work for the Roswell and Willett Hinman and worked with them for three years. In 1841, he became a freight agent and later became vice president and director of the New York Central Railroad Company. Like Henry Wells, he was a very successful businessman, yet managed to have a family to support. Fargo married Anna Hurd Fargo in 1840 whom had eight children, Georgina, Alma, Sarah, William, Hannah, Mary. Helen, and Edwin. In 1862 he became the 27th Mayor of Buffalo, New York and retired in 1866. On August 3rd, 1881, after battling with illness for several months, William Fargo passed away. He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery with only two of his eight children living. Nine years later, his long loved wife, Anna Hurd had
“We didn’t start the fire, it’s been burning since the world’s been turning”- Billy Joel. There has always been a fire for change in the world, and the world was changed by The Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine has been the most revolutionary Black Civil Rights movement in history because they were the first movement of its kind, the movement received national attention, and this event made African Americans more bold and want to fight for their rights.
It was August 2012, my family and I were back to school shopping at Jcpenney. At the time I was 13 years old. Never have I had such a heart dropping experience like the one I had in Jcpenney.
University 101 has helped me acclimate me to college life at Northern Illinois University. When I first started here, I was extremely nervous for the new environment I was going into rather blindly. However, after taking UNIV 101, I learned some valuable information to better myself for my future college endeavors. Thanks to my professor, peer educator, classmates, the novel, and the text book, I will be able to continue throughout college with confidence and stability.
Billfish or sailfish are comprised of two families, Xiphiidae and Isotiophoridae which include three genera with eight identified species (Collete et al., 2006) .These two families of billfish are well known as pelagic fish (Fierstine, 1997) in open ocean. Due to their pelagic swimming behaviour, billfish prey on other pelagic fish as their
Their flesh gradually becomes clear and their white skeleton becomes visible. Moreover, their whole body would be covered by fuzzy microalgae.