Can Jellyfish Live Forever? With Marine Biologist Sherri Seligson - Episode 47
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How can a creature live forever...especially one without a brain? Marine biologist Sherri Seligson joins us to explore the incredible lives of jellyfish. Here’s our trail map: What Kind Of Creature Is A Jellyfish?How Do Jellies Sting?How Does A Jelly Grow Up?What Is An Immortal Jelly?How Can We Live Forever? Episode Links: Ocean Series Printables: https://erynlynum.com/ocean Get full lesson guides in  the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/club Pre-order Sherri’s new book for kids, Wonders of the Ocean Realm: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9781496486462&tag=tyndalehous06-20 Learn more about Sherri Seligson’s work: https://www.sherriseligson.com/about Sherri’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherriseligson/ Sherri’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SherriSeligsonAuthor Explore Apologia’s curriculum: https://www.apologia.com/ Apologia’s Swimming Creatures Zoology Curriculum: https://www.apologia.com/shop/zoology-2-advantage-set/ Find great Christian books and resources at Christianbook.com: https://www.christianbook.com/ Order Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615 Scriptures Referenced in This Episode: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and there was no sea anymore… The One who was sitting on the throne said, ‘Look! I am making everything new!’” Revelation 21:1, 5 (NCV) “...I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will have life even if they die. And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” John 11:25-26 (NCV) “You believe there is one God. Good! But the demons believe that, too, and they tremble with fear.” James 2:19 (NCV) “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved. We believe with our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we declare with our mouths that we believe, and so we are saved.” Romans 10:9-10 (NCV) Terms Learned in This Episode: Cnidarian: Animals in the phylum cnidaria including jellies (jellyfish), sea anemones, and corals. Bioluminescence: “Living light” created or carried by some creatures. Often caused by a chemical reaction that God designed into bioluminescent creatures. Plankton: Living organisms (animals or plants) that float or are carried by water currents and cannot swim against the current. Most plankton are tiny. Jellyfish are considered plankton because they cannot swim against the ocean currents. Nematocysts: Stinging cells on a cnidarian animal. Medusa: The adult form of a jellyfish with its “bell top.” Polyp: The juvenile (young) form of a jellyfish adhered to a hard surface, before it “blooms” and becomes an adult medusa. Planula: Tiny baby (larval) form of a jellyfish floating around before it attaches to a hard surface and becomes a polyp. Portuguese Man of War: Another cnidarian animal often mistaken for a jellyfish, but different. Ecosystem: An area where the plants, creatures, and other things in nature like water, rocks, dirt, and sun all help each...
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