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a rasping tongue-like organ that is found in all mollusks except bivalves

radula

the largest known species of jellyfish is the

lion’s mane

another term for a mollusk shell

valve

the father of evolution is charles ________

darwin

term referring to organisms with two different body forms

dimorphism

the free-swimming larva that emerges from the egg in many mollusks

trochophore

immature, eight armed, free-swimming medusae formed from strobilation

ephyrae

the giant barrel sponge is nicknamed “_______ of the reef”

redwood

internal buds which can help sponges survive harsh conditions; a type of asexual reproduction

gemmules

exit opening at the top of a sponge

osculum

name for the middle layer of a mollusk shell

prismatic

needle-like structures that make up the skeleton of many sponges

spicules

modified gills present in many aquatic mollusks; feathery or comb-like structures used for respiration

ctenidia

strong muscles which extend between the shells to tightly hold a bivalve’s shell closed

adductor

mollusk class that includes squids, octopi, nautiluses, and cuttlefish; has a closed circulatory system; are all carnivorous

cephalopoda

the simplest sponge body form in which choanocytes lie in a large chamber called the spongocoel

asconoid

class of sponges in which the spicules have three or four rays

calcarea

the term mollusk means

soft

adult sponges cannot move therefore they are referred to as

sessile

sensory structures used for light reception

ocelli

sea anemones have this kind of symmetry

radial

sponges have this kind of symmetry

asymmetry

the theory that things change over massive expanses of time due to random mutations

evolution

the term gastropod means

“stomach foot”

class of mollusks that include snails, slugs, and nudibranchs; have an open circulatory system; undergo torsion; have tentacles where the eyespots are located

gastropoda

an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals

coral reef

a membranous sheath of skin extending from the visceral mass that hangs down on each side of the body, protecting the soft parts

mantle

the extracellular matrix that acts like glue between the two body layers; the “jelly” of a jellyfish

mesoglea

type of asexual reproduction in which an individual divides in half as one side of the polyp pulls away from the other side

fission

common predators of jellyfish

sea turtles

name for the pores on a sponge

ostia

process in which a polyp can produce many medusae

strobilation

type of asexual reproduction in which nobs of tissue form on the side of an existing polyp

budding

nickname for chironex fleckeri

sea wasp

the prokaryotic kingdom contains members who are not known to cause any diseases

archaebacteria

the most common type of cnidae

nematocytes

the most common type of cnidae

nematocytes

body form of a free-swimming jellyfish

medusa

the most common type of cnidae

nematocytes

body form of a free-swimming jellyfish

medusa

the term cephalopod means

“head foot”

the most venomous animal in the world

box jelly

material which composes the inner layer of a mollusk shell

nacre

cnidarian stinging cells

cnidocytes

animals found on rocky marine shorelines with 8 overlapping plates on their dorsal surface

chitons

the oldest part of a bivalve shell

umbo

the name porifera means

“pore bearing”

most complex and most common sponge body form in which choanocytes lie in distinct chambers

leuconoid

motile larva of a jellyfish

planula

the nematocyst sensor which triggers the filament to pop out

cnidocil

these “flowers of the sea” form symbiotic relationships with clownfish and hermit crabs

sea anemones

the jellylike extracellular matrix of a sponge

mesohyl

the most venomous animal in the world

box jelly

material which composes the inner layer of a mollusk shell

nacre

cnidarian stinging cells

cnidocytes

animals found on rocky marine shorelines with 8 overlapping plates on their dorsal surface

chitons

the oldest part of a bivalve shell

umbo

the name porifera means

“pore bearing”

most complex and most common sponge body form in which choanocytes lie in distinct chambers

leuconoid

motile larva of a jellyfish

planula

the nematocyst sensor which triggers the filament to pop out

cnidocil

these “flowers of the sea” form symbiotic relationships with clownfish and hermit crabs

sea anemones

the jellylike extracellular matrix of a sponge

mesohyl

jellyfish are ________; they can only have either male or female reproductive organs, not both

dioecious

clams, mollusks, and mussels are in the class

bivalvia

the most venomous jellyfish; super tiny

irukandji

box jellies are in the class

cubozoa

the island that charles darwin went to

galapagos

caused pollution and effected the moths

industrial revolution

charles darwin traveled on the

hms beagle

the organism with the best adaptions will survive the longest and thus be able to reproduce

natural selection

what drew people to the galapagos island and what has affected sponge farmers so much

tourism

a power more amazing then the human mind creating life as we know it

creationism

what jellyfish crowds the seas of japan

nomura’s jellyfish

“sea slugs” that eat jellyfish

nudibranchs

big clam

giant clam

the large, muscular organ mollusks use for locomotion and prey capture

foot

the kingdom includes members like apple trees, grass, tulips, moss and corn

plantae

organs that remove metabolic wastes from a mollusk’s body

nephridia

what did the galapagos turtle adapt to eating after the goats ate all the plants?

guava

oysters produce

pearls

this prokaryotic kingdom contains some members that can cause diseases

eubacteria

sponges are in the phylum

porifera

chitons are in the class

polyplacophora