Basic Info
Greek for "Head-Foot," this is the name of the group including octopuses and squid.
Cephalopod
Cephalopods first evolved approximately this many million years ago:_______
500 Million
Cephalopods have this many hearts in total.
Three
In the food web, cephalopods play these two major roles.
Predators and Prey
This is the most common way humans use cephalopods as a resource.
Food
What is the only type of habitat where you can find cephalopods?
marine/ocean
This was the first major evolutionary step that allowed them to start swimming.
Siphuncle
This is the method of movement they use to push themselves through water.
Jet propulsion
This is the term for the final life stage where a cephalopod stops eating and prepares for death.
The Senescent phase
This nickname refers to octopuses being highly intelligent neighbors in the ocean.
Smart Neighbors
Cephalopods use this body part for eating; it's shaped like a bird's mouth.
A beak
The first cephalopods without these appeared roughly 416 million years ago are?
Shells
This part of the body is a sac that sits above the eyes and holds the internal organs.
The mantle
Cephalopods help the environment with "Ocean Clean-up" by moving this to the deep sea.
Carbon
Human engineers use cephalopods as inspiration for this type of technology.
Inspiration for Tech" or Soft Robotics
This organ is shaped like a donut and wrapped around the esophagus.
The brain
As they lost their shells, cephalopods adopted this type of "open ocean" lifestyle what is it?
Pelagic
These two hearts are responsible for pumping blood specifically to the gills.
The branchial hearts
Most cephalopods have this kind of lifespan, usually ending shortly after they spawn.
A short lifespan
Humans study their skin to create this specific type of military technology.
Active camouflage
What is the two defense mechanisms that allow a cephalopod to hide or escape.
Camouflage and Ink
Evolution moved neurons into these limbs so they could "think" independently
Arms/tentacles
This tooth-covered tongue is used to shred food after the beak breaks it.
A radula
Cephalopods produce these two types of hatchlings (one is planktonic, one is larger).
Paralarvae and Juveniles
This specialized arm is used by males to transfer sperm, a fact studied by biologists
The hectocotylus