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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
Plankton - It's a Way of LifeStudents learn about the microscopic world of tiny plankton drifters. They watch videos that simulate looking at live invertebrate larvae under a microscope.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.”
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