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a rasping tongue-like organ that is found in all mollusks except bivalves |
radula |
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the largest known species of jellyfish is the |
lion’s mane |
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another term for a mollusk shell |
valve |
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the father of evolution is charles ________ |
darwin |
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term referring to organisms with two different body forms |
dimorphism |
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the free-swimming larva that emerges from the egg in many mollusks |
trochophore |
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immature, eight armed, free-swimming medusae formed from strobilation |
ephyrae |
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the giant barrel sponge is nicknamed “_______ of the reef” |
redwood |
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internal buds which can help sponges survive harsh conditions; a type of asexual reproduction |
gemmules |
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exit opening at the top of a sponge |
osculum |
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name for the middle layer of a mollusk shell |
prismatic |
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needle-like structures that make up the skeleton of many sponges |
spicules |
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modified gills present in many aquatic mollusks; feathery or comb-like structures used for respiration |
ctenidia |
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strong muscles which extend between the shells to tightly hold a bivalve’s shell closed |
adductor |
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mollusk class that includes squids, octopi, nautiluses, and cuttlefish; has a closed circulatory system; are all carnivorous |
cephalopoda |
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the simplest sponge body form in which choanocytes lie in a large chamber called the spongocoel |
asconoid |
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class of sponges in which the spicules have three or four rays |
calcarea |
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the term mollusk means |
soft |
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adult sponges cannot move therefore they are referred to as |
sessile |
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sensory structures used for light reception |
ocelli |
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sea anemones have this kind of symmetry |
radial |
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sponges have this kind of symmetry |
asymmetry |
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the theory that things change over massive expanses of time due to random mutations |
evolution |
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the term gastropod means |
“stomach foot” |
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class of mollusks that include snails, slugs, and nudibranchs; have an open circulatory system; undergo torsion; have tentacles where the eyespots are located |
gastropoda |
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an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals |
coral reef |
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a membranous sheath of skin extending from the visceral mass that hangs down on each side of the body, protecting the soft parts |
mantle |
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the extracellular matrix that acts like glue between the two body layers; the “jelly” of a jellyfish |
mesoglea |
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type of asexual reproduction in which an individual divides in half as one side of the polyp pulls away from the other side |
fission |
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common predators of jellyfish |
sea turtles |
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name for the pores on a sponge |
ostia |
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process in which a polyp can produce many medusae |
strobilation |
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type of asexual reproduction in which nobs of tissue form on the side of an existing polyp |
budding |
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nickname for chironex fleckeri |
sea wasp |
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the prokaryotic kingdom contains members who are not known to cause any diseases |
archaebacteria |
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the most common type of cnidae |
nematocytes |
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the most common type of cnidae |
nematocytes |
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body form of a free-swimming jellyfish |
medusa |
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the most common type of cnidae |
nematocytes |
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body form of a free-swimming jellyfish |
medusa |
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the term cephalopod means |
“head foot” |
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the most venomous animal in the world |
box jelly |
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material which composes the inner layer of a mollusk shell |
nacre |
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cnidarian stinging cells |
cnidocytes |
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animals found on rocky marine shorelines with 8 overlapping plates on their dorsal surface |
chitons |
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the oldest part of a bivalve shell |
umbo |
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the name porifera means |
“pore bearing” |
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most complex and most common sponge body form in which choanocytes lie in distinct chambers |
leuconoid |
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motile larva of a jellyfish |
planula |
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the nematocyst sensor which triggers the filament to pop out |
cnidocil |
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these “flowers of the sea” form symbiotic relationships with clownfish and hermit crabs |
sea anemones |
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the jellylike extracellular matrix of a sponge |
mesohyl |
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the most venomous animal in the world |
box jelly |
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material which composes the inner layer of a mollusk shell |
nacre |
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cnidarian stinging cells |
cnidocytes |
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animals found on rocky marine shorelines with 8 overlapping plates on their dorsal surface |
chitons |
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the oldest part of a bivalve shell |
umbo |
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the name porifera means |
“pore bearing” |
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most complex and most common sponge body form in which choanocytes lie in distinct chambers |
leuconoid |
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motile larva of a jellyfish |
planula |
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the nematocyst sensor which triggers the filament to pop out |
cnidocil |
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these “flowers of the sea” form symbiotic relationships with clownfish and hermit crabs |
sea anemones |
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the jellylike extracellular matrix of a sponge |
mesohyl |
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jellyfish are ________; they can only have either male or female reproductive organs, not both |
dioecious |
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clams, mollusks, and mussels are in the class |
bivalvia |
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the most venomous jellyfish; super tiny |
irukandji |
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box jellies are in the class |
cubozoa |
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the island that charles darwin went to |
galapagos |
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caused pollution and effected the moths |
industrial revolution |
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charles darwin traveled on the |
hms beagle |
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the organism with the best adaptions will survive the longest and thus be able to reproduce |
natural selection |
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what drew people to the galapagos island and what has affected sponge farmers so much |
tourism |
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a power more amazing then the human mind creating life as we know it |
creationism |
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what jellyfish crowds the seas of japan |
nomura’s jellyfish |
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“sea slugs” that eat jellyfish |
nudibranchs |
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big clam |
giant clam |
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the large, muscular organ mollusks use for locomotion and prey capture |
foot |
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the kingdom includes members like apple trees, grass, tulips, moss and corn |
plantae |
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organs that remove metabolic wastes from a mollusk’s body |
nephridia |
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what did the galapagos turtle adapt to eating after the goats ate all the plants? |
guava |
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oysters produce |
pearls |
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this prokaryotic kingdom contains some members that can cause diseases |
eubacteria |
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sponges are in the phylum |
porifera |
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chitons are in the class |
polyplacophora |