They are all soft bodied, invertebrate animals that use a foot to move.
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How are bees beneficial and harmful?
Beneficial - Bees provide honey and pollinate plants
Harmful - Can sting and nest in homes
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Compare how mollusks have adapted to move.
They all move using a foot organ.
Bivalves have a single foot that they use to pull themself through the soil.
Gastropods have a single, broad foot with mucus that they use to move over land.
Cephalopods have tentacles that help them move and swim through the water.
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Define metamorphosis.
The changes through the stages in a life cycle of an organism.
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Explain the hydrovascular system in a sea star. (Also known as the water vascular system)
Water enters through the sieve plate, then travels through a series of canals and eventually out the tube feet on the ventral side of the sea star. This allows them to move with their tube feet.
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Explain how a mussel is adapted to life on a rocky shore.
Mussels anchor themselves to rocks so they won't be washed away. They stay closed until the water covers them and then they open to feed.
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What is the difference between camouflage and mimicry?
Camouflage is when you blend into your surroundings and mimicry is when you copy the pattern or behavior of another organism. Both are adaptations that increase chance for survival.
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What are some examples of arthropod adaptations?
Wings for flight, jointed appendages for movement, compound eyes for seeing images, antennae for sensing their environment, fangs or mandibles for grasping prey.
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Why are echinoderms, mollusks, and arthropods more complex than sponges?
They have organs and systems that help them to obtain and digest food, to move, and to see.