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Mollusks Ziology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the phylum name Echinodermata mean? | Spiny skin |
| What is the class of mollusks that contains two shells? | Bivalvia |
| What type of symmetry does an adult echinoderm have? | Radial Symmetry |
| What is the only echinoderm that is sessile? | Sea Lilies |
| Which echinoderm use its rays rather its tube feet for movement? | Brittle Stars |
| Which echinoderm has quills? | Sea Urchin |
| What are two ways the cephalopoda class defends itself? | 1) Camouflage 2) Expel ink |
| Which is the only echinoderm with eyespots? | Starfish |
| What is the freshwater clam called? | Mussel |
| Which 2 features is the phylum Mollusca categorized by? | Foot position and shell |
| What structure is used by mollusks for movement? | Muscular Foot |
| What cephalopod is shelled? | Chambered Nautilus |
| How does a sea cucumber protect itself? | Shooting its organs out of the anus |
| The madreporite is also known as the what? | Sieve Plate |
| What does the phylum name Mollusca mean? | soft bodied |
| Which class do snails and slugs belong to? | Gastropods |
| What is the most advanced and active of all the mollusk classes? | Cephalopoda |
| Are starfish carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores? | Strictly carnivores |
| What is the class of mollusks that contains either one or no shells? | Gastropods 2 |
| What are the 4 basic parts of a mollusk? | 1) Mantle 2) Radula 3) Visceral Mass 4) Shell |
| Which class contains eight dorsal plates, ex: the chiton? | Polyplacophora |
| What kind of body plan do mollusks have? | Coelomate |
| What is considered the most primitive class of mollusks? | Polyplacophora |
| Which class of squid and octopus from? | Cephalopoda 2 |
| Which class of mollusks filter feeds? | Bivalvia-oyster, clam, scallop, mussel |
| What is the pathway (in order) of the water vascular system? | 1) Madreporite 2) Stone Canal 3) Ring Canal 4) Radial Canal 5) Ampullae 6) Tube Feet |
| In bivalves, what secretes the mucus that forms the shell? | Mantle |
| What does the madreporite do? | It is a disc shaped opening in the body where water enters and exits. |
| What is the decaying matter called that drifts to the ocean floor and serves as food for the echinoderms? | Detritus |
| What is a mollusks shell made up of? | Calcium Carbonate |