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20 Cards in this Set
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What phylum do clams belong to? |
Molluscs |
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How many estimated species of Mollusks are there? |
50,000+ |
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Are mollusks lophotrochozoans? |
yes they are |
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What two main body groups do mollusks have? |
A head-foot and mantle |
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The shell in mollusks is secreted by what structure? |
the mantle |
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What is the rasping structure in mollusks called |
Radula |
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What class are snails and slugs in? |
Gastropoda |
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What class are clams and mussels in? |
Bivalvia |
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What are the muscles in clams responsible for closing the shell? |
adductor muscles |
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What structure in clams is involved in gas exchange? |
gills |
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What class to squids, octopuses and nautili belong to? |
Cephalopods |
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What class of mollusks is the most complex? |
Cephalopods |
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Which class of mollusks are the only ones with closed circulatory systems? |
Cephalopods |
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What cells in cephalopods are pigmented? |
Chromatophores |
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Sperm-packets of cephalopods are called? |
spermatophore |
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Which tentacle delivers the sperm-packet? |
hectocotylus |
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What type of skeleton does Mollusks posess? |
bilateral |
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What is the ink sac for? Pen? |
protection stabilization |
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How do squid locomote? |
jet propulsion |
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List all the classes from the PPT in the phylum Mollusks, give identifying characteristics of each class. Also give an example of an animal e.g. Chitons |
GASTROPODA (single shelled cowries, cones etc)BIVALVIA ( two shelled like clams, mussels etc)APLACOPHORA (solenogasters)MONOPLACOPHORA (segmented limpets)POLYPLACOPHORA ( or Amphineura as it was earlier called- Chitons)SCAPHOPODA (tusk shells)CEPHALOPODA (nautilus, squids, Cuttelfish, octopus etc) |
