Sand Dollar By: Mark Trombley

What is a Sand Dollar It is an animal that lives slightly buried in the sand in shallow coastal waters

What is their Body structure like? The bodies of many species of sand dollars contain slots of notches. Sand moves up through the slots when the animal buries itself

How do they reproduce? A sand dollar releases eggs from small openings near the center of the top of the body The eggs develop into free-swimming larvae.

What do they eat? A sand dollar eats tiny aquatic organisms that it finds among the sand grains or traps from the surrounding water.

Conclusion I learned a lot about sand dollars. It is a fascinating creature of the sea. I wish I could study more as a job or something. Maybe I could be a Marine Biologist.