Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

9.3 Molluscs

The soft Body

TermDefinition
Mantle A thin layer of tissue that secretes the shell
Foot A ventral muscular foot that is usually used on locomotion
Radula A ribbon of small teeth that is used to feed usually by rasping food from surfaces
Chitin A highly resistant carbohydrate also found in other invertebrates
Valves a body enclosed in a shell with two parts
Umbo The upper hump near the hinge of each shell
Siphons Allows clams to feed and obtain oxygen while buried in sediment
Byssal Threads helps attach mussels to rocks and other surfaces
Bio-fouling an undesirable accumulations of organisms that settle on the bottom of boats, pilings, and other submerged structures
Ink Sac a cloud of dark fluid produced by ink sacs to distract potential predators
Pen a pen is embedded in the upper surface of the mantle
Crystalline style an enzyme-secreting rod in the stomach
Open circulatory system where blood flows out of vessels into open blood spaces
Ganglia clusters of nerve cells located in different parts of the body
Spermatophores elongated packets of sperms
Veliger a planktonic larva that has a tiny shell
Created by: user-1988326
 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards