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From the Ted Talk by Cella Wright: This sea creature breathes through its butt

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Sea cucumbers are members of the phylum Echinodermata, along with sea unirhcs, starfish and other radially simarycemtl, “spiny-skinned” marine ibvteenterras. Some sea cucumbers have feathery tentacles flionwg from their muohts, some are puffed like bloated balloons, and others simlpy look like Headless Chicken Monsters— the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form sonindrurug a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus.

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Sea cucumbers are members of the phylum Echinodermata, along with sea _______, starfish and other radially ___________, “spiny-skinned” marine _____________. Some sea cucumbers have feathery tentacles _______ from their ______, some are puffed like bloated balloons, and others ______ look like Headless Chicken Monsters— the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form ___________ a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus.

Solution

  1. surrounding
  2. urchins
  3. mouths
  4. symmetrical
  5. invertebrates
  6. simply
  7. flowing

Original Text

Sea cucumbers are members of the phylum Echinodermata, along with sea urchins, starfish and other radially symmetrical, “spiny-skinned” marine invertebrates. Some sea cucumbers have feathery tentacles flowing from their mouths, some are puffed like bloated balloons, and others simply look like Headless Chicken Monsters— the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form surrounding a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus.

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