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Biology ch 27-4

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How did the zebra mussel get to the United States?   ships from ballast tanks  
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What problems do the zebra mussels causes for companies?   caused structural damage  
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what problems have they caused for native wildlife?   ate fish and depleted native mollusks population  
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What beneficial use might the zebra mussels have?   filter waste through water  
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How are chemists approaching the zebra mussel problem?   developing robotic submarines to pick them up  
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The latin word "mollusks" means:   soft  
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Name three animals that are considered to be mollusks:   snails, slugs, clams  
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what is the larval stage of the mollusk called:   trochophore  
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What are the four parts of the mollusk body?   foot, mantle, shell, and visceral mass  
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Do all mollusks have shells?   no  
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In what part of the body do you find the mollusk's internal organs?   visceral mass  
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What is the radula?   flexible tongue structure  
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What animals have a radula?   snails and slugs  
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How do clams and oysters get their food?   filter feeding  
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Do land snails and slugs have gills? where do they usually live?   no. in moist places  
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What type of mollusks can perform simple tasks and be trained?   octopi  
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How does the octopus move?   jet propulsion  
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How does a snail defend itself   withdrawing into shells  
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How does an octopus defend itself?   squirt ink  
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Name two animals in the Gastropod class   pond snails and land slugs  
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Gastropods are mollusks that move using a muscular   foot located on the ventral side  
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What gastropods is brightly colored (and is poisonous!)   nudibranchs  
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What CLASS of mollusks has two shells that are held together by powerful muscles   bivalves  
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How do scallops move around?   By flapping their shells  
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Name four animals in the Class Cephalopoda   Octopi, squids, cuttlefish, and nautiluses  
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The foot of a cephalopod is divided into:   tentacles or arms  
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What is the only cephalopod that has an external shell?   nautiluses  
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what is the internal shell found on a squid called?   pen  
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What is aquaculture?   the growth of aquatic animals and plants for use by humans.  
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When do georgian clams grow?   year round  
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How many years does it take for the clams to reach a size where they can be removed from hatcheries and put into the creeks?   10  
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At five years, how large are the clams?   65mm  
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How large are the clams at 10 years?   80mm  
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How do mollusks "clean up" their surroundings?   filtering algae out of water or by eating depris.  
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Bivalves near "black smokers" are dependent upon _________ to produce their food.   volcanic vent  
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Bivalves can be used to monitor   water quality  
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Some mollusks never seem to develop what disease?   cancer  
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Kindom   animalia  
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phylum   mollusca  
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three classes   bivalve, cephalopods, gastropods`  
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gastropods   snails slugs nudabranchs  
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bivalves   2 shells. clams  
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