Charateristics of Life by Edgar Gonzalez https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2 Seahorse (Hippocampus) en-us 2018-10-04 19:52:00 UTC 2018-10-05 21:21:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Seahorse 1019227 https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289371588 Hippocampi, better known as Seahorses, are small fish with segmented bony armor, an upright posture, a curled prehensile tail, a tubular snout, and a head and neck suggestive of a horse. Thus the name seahorse. Their size usually average between 0.6 and 14 inches. ]]> 2018-10-04 19:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289371588 Uses Energy 1019227 https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289764691 Seahorses are secondary consumers, meaning that they get their energy primarily from small crustaceans floating in the water or crawling on the bottom (Primary Consumers).]]> 2018-10-05 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289764691 Reproduces 1019227 https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289767522 When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the egg for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small. The young are then released into the water, and the male often mates again within hours or days.]]> 2018-10-05 18:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289767522 Evolves 1019227 https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289809350 The Pygmy Pipehorse (Hippocampinae) the ancient ancestor that is believed to be the reason for why seahorses are float and swim upright]]> 2018-10-05 20:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289809350 Responds to Environment/Maintains Homeostasis 1019227 https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289820549 When Seahorses need to swim whether it be due to migration, escaping a predator or even finding a mate, they use their gas bladder as a swim bladder to increase, reduce or maintain their buoyancy.

Example: When a Seahorse is caught in an underwater/ocean currents they will use their bladder to weight themselves down in order to escape the current.]]> 2018-10-05 20:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289820549 Grows and Develops 1019227 https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289822423 The life cycle of a Seahorse can be divided into 4 stages:
Infants (Birth - 6 weeks)
Juveniles (6 weeks - 4 months)
Sub Adults (4 months - 6 months)
Adults (6 months and onward)]]> 2018-10-05 20:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1019227/oyb9084lzxw2/wish/289822423