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lesson 9.3
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mantle | a thin layer of tissue unsegmented body tissue that secretes the shell |
| foot | there is a ventral, muscular foot |
| radula | a ribbon of small teeth that is used to feed |
| chitin | a highly resistant carbohydrate also found in other invertebrates |
| valves | in bivalves the body is laterally compressed and enclosed in a shell with two parts |
| umbo | the upper hump near the hinge of each shell |
| siphon | when the clam is buried water is drawn in and out of every mantle cavity through |
| byssal thread | attached them to rocks and other surfaces |
| biofouling | the undesirable accumulation of organisms that settle on submerged structures |
| Inc sac | distract potential predators by emitting a cloud of dark fluid produced by the |
| pen | the shell is reduced to a stiff |
| crystalline style | an enzyme secreting rod in the stomach |
| open circulatory system | blood flows out of vessels into open blood spaces |
| ganglion | local brains clusters if nerve cells located in different part of the body |
| spermatophore | elongated packets of sperm |
| veliger | a planktonic larva that has a tiny shell |