Mollusks
A group of mollusks whose name means stomach foot. Give two examples.
Gastropod.
A group of mollusks whose name means head foot.
Cephalopod
A jagged organ with many denticles that a snail uses to get food. Also called a "razor drill."
Radula
The fastest moving bivalve.
Scallop
A group of mollusks with two shell halves. Give two examples.
Bivalve
This body feature all Cephalopods share
soft body, tentacles, a large head
Cone snails use this to kill their prey
Venom
A bivalve that rarely moves.
Oyster
This gastropod has no shell
Sea slug
Which 2 cephalopods have 10 arms (8 regular plus 2 tentacles)?
Squid and Cuttlefish
This type of snail stacks on top of one another
Slipper Cone Snail
This type of cephalopod will swim in the open ocean.
Squid
An organ inside a mollusks' body that changes calcium and other minerals into a shell.
Mantle
The Cuttlebone
Name 3 defenses of the cephalopods.
1. Camouflage
2. Ink
3. Jet Propulsion
4. Excellent eyesight
A way of moving by forcefully pushing water out of the body, which propels the animal in the opposite direction.
Jet Propulsion
A name often used for mollusks and crustaceans at restaurants.
Shellfish
A group of squids are called this.
What is the name of the color changing cells in a cephalopods skin that allow for excellent camouflage?
Chromatophores
The name of the tube that cephalopods use to push water out of their bodies.
excurrent siphon tube