What Do Starfish Eat? — Reading Comprehension
Grades
1
2
Standards
RI.1.1
RI.1.2
RI.1.8
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Starfish, or sea stars, are fascinating marine predators with unique feeding habits that play a crucial role in ocean ecosystems. These echinoderms have a diverse diet that varies among species, but many are known for their fondness of mollusks like clams and oysters. Starfish employ an extraordinary feeding method: they use their strong arms to pry open bivalve shells and then evert their stomachs, extending them out of their bodies and into the shell to digest their prey externally. Some starfish species are opportunistic feeders, consuming small fish, sea urchins, and even other starfish. Others filter feed on plankton and detritus in the water column. By consuming a variety of marine organisms, including carrion, starfish help maintain the balance and cleanliness of their habitats, showcasing their importance in marine food webs and ecosystem health.
Starfish are hungry animals. They eat many things in the ocean. Some starfish like to eat clams and oysters. They use their strong arms to pry open the shells. Then, they push their stomachs out of their bodies and into the shell. This lets them digest the food outside their body! Other starfish eat tiny plants and animals floating in the water.
Some big starfish even eat small fish. Starfish are important because they help keep the ocean clean by eating dead animals.
What is one food that some starfish eat?
PizzaSeaweedClamsBananasHow do starfish open clams and oysters?
With their teethWith their strong armsWith their eyesWith their feetWhat do starfish do with their stomachs when eating?
They keep them inside their bodyThey push them out of their bodyThey fill them with waterThey use them to swimHow do starfish help keep the ocean clean?
By making bubblesBy eating garbageBy eating dead animalsBy moving water aroundCommon Core Standards Covered
RI.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.2
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.8
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Grade Levels:
Grade 1Grade 2
Subjects:
elareadingscience
