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Squid (18 Qs)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Invertebrates with an unsegmented, soft body | Mollusk |
| A mollusk whose arms attach to their head. | Cephalopod |
| A mollusk whose stomach is also its foot. | Gastropod |
| A mollusk whose mantle is made of two, hard shells | Bivalve |
| The body wall that covers the internal organs of a mollusk. | Mantle |
| Long, thing chitin that helps give the mantle its shape in a squid. | Pen |
| A reproductive organ | Gonad |
| Organ that pumps blood | Heart |
| Organ that exchanges oxygen for carbon-dioxide underwater | Gills |
| Tube-shaped organ system. It does three functions | Digestive Tract |
| Organ that produces and releases “ink” for defense. | Ink Sac |
| Organ system that contains brain, eyes and beak | Head |
| Tooth-like structure in the mouth of a cephalopod. | Beak |
| Organ that lets the cephalopod see in the water. | Eye |
| A flexible, mobile, elongated organ. In cephalopods, tentacles are longer than arms and have suckers only at their ends. | Tentacle |
| A flexible, mobile, elongated organ. In cephalopods most of the arms are shorter than tentacles and covered in suckers | Arm |
| A long tube, used for fast swimming (referred to as jet propulsion) and as the release of waste. | Siphon |
| Triangle-shaped muscle that helps a cephalopod steer as they swim. | Fin |