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Squid Anatomy I
Classification
Squid Trivia
Squid Anatomy II
Squid Facts
100
Squid use these to grasp their prey.
What are tentacles?
100
This word means "head-footed."
What is cephalopod?
100
The ability to escape backwards by forcing water from a siphon near the head is called this.
What is jet propulsion?
100
These body structures help to stabilize or balance the body when swimming.
What are the fins?
100
Squid do this 20-30 times per minute when at rest and 120-180 times per minute when swimming slowly.
What is the rate of respiration?
200
These organs are featherlike and help squid to breath underwater.
What are gills?
200
This group of invertebrates usually have soft bodies covered with hard shells.
What are mollusks?
200
The ability to change color to match your surroundings is called this.
What is camouflage?
200
This gives support to the muscular mantle and gives the squid its shape.
What is the pen?
200
Alzheimer's disease may be better understood by studying this.
What is the squid's nervous system?
300
There are three of these present in a squid.
What are hearts?
300
Of the 650 species of cephalopods, this is the biggest.
What is the Giant Squid?
300
The average life span of a squid.
What is 1.5-3 years?
300
The mouth attaches to this structure, which brings food to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
300
Squid are known to be very sensitive to this element in the water.
What is oxygen?
400
This structure ejects a dark liquid in order for the squid to evade their predators.
What is an ink sac?
400
All mollusks soft bodies are covered with this.
What is a mantle?
400
A tasty dish made from squid.
What is calamari?
400
This organ is enclosed in a cartilaginous head capsule.
What is the brain?
400
Pacific squid are able to produce this when eating and swimming fast.
What is sound?
500
This organ is like a tongue with teeth.
What is a radula?
500
The chambered nautilus, squid, octopi, and this animal are members of the cephalopod group.
What is the cuttlefish?
500
The blood of cephalopods has a bluish tint due to the presence of this element.
What is copper?
500
This is known to be able to kill certain kinds of bacteria.
What is the ink?
500
80% of the brain is devoted to processing this type of information.
What is visual?