Why is the starfish in the animal kingdom? why.
2007-10-28 12:59:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Because it's an animal.
It needs to find and eat its own food. It is capable of movement.
Clearly not a plant, as it doesn't produce its own food and is stationary.
2007-10-29 00:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by Akatsuki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a carnivorous creature that moves around looking for its food which it then seizes and preys open to eat it. That is about what a lion would do and you know they are animals.
2007-10-28 13:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a living breathing thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish
2007-10-28 13:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by karmaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It moves around and preys upon bivalves, which it opens and eats. It moves very slowly, but then the bivalve is fastened to the rock, so it can't escape.
2007-10-28 14:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK there's two classification...its either your a animal or plant
plant---photosynthesis...so i guess star fish are animals since they cant do photosynthesis
o and bacteria is totally diffrent thing
2007-10-28 13:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by ........ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason everything else is. It just evolved into something that seems pretty useless.
2007-10-28 13:07:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋