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15 Cards in this Set
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What is phylum Mollusca |
Is the second largest animal phyla after Arthropoda |
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Latin word meaning soft |
Molluscus |
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Triploblastic coelomate protosome invertebrates |
Mollusks |
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What is a coelman |
Is primarily represented by a small cavity around the heart |
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Another name for bivalvia |
Pelecypoda |
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Symmetry of mollusks |
Bilateral |
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What does the mollusks head contain |
Mouth, radula, and photosensory receptors |
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Define radula |
A rasping tongue like organ found in all mollusks except bivalves |
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What is the radula used for |
Feeding and consists of a ribbon like membrane that has rows of teeth that point backwards |
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What happens once the radulas teeth wear away? |
New rows of teeth are continuously replaced |
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What is the large, muscular, foot used for |
Locomotion and prey capture |
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What are the tentacles apart of |
The foot |
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What contains the body’s organs |
Visceral mass |
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What surrounds the visceral mass |
The mantle |
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Where is the mantle cavity |
Space between the mantle and the visceral mass |
