Egg Questions
What is the outer covering of an amniotic egg that protects internal structures called?
shell
Mantle
What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms display?
radial
Define keystone species?
an organism whose presence and health determines the health of the entire ecosystem
Which US State produces the most oysters for consumption?
Virginia
What is the function of the chorion?
gas diffusion
Name two types of mollusks that would have a closed circulatory system?
Squids, octopus, cuttlefish, nautiluses
Are echinoderms deuterostomes or protosomes?
deuterostomes
What type of animal loves to eat sea urchins?
Otters
What is Nemo's mom's name in Finding Nemo?
Coral
What is a monotreme?
mammal that lays eggs
What is the larva of a mollusk called?
Trochophores
Small, fluid-filled sacs with suction cups attached that aid in movement, respiration, and food collection are called _________________.
tube feet
Cone snails can be used in medicine to treat what kinds of disorders? (List 2)
heart disease, clinical depression, epilepsy, Parkinson's and Alzheimer,
Tom Kenny is a voice actor in SpongeBob who is famous for voicing which two characters?
SpongeBob and Garry the Snail
What is the opening in birds where both feces, urine, and eggs exit?
Cloaca
List all 3 classes of mollusks
1. Gastropod
2. Bivalve
3. Cephalopod
Which type of echinoderms have a unique respiratory mechanism called "respiratory trees"
sea cucumbers
What is a bioturbator
organisms that stir up sediment on the ocean floor
Which famous writer coined the term "the world is your oyster?"
Shakespeare
Egg whites are full of a specific protein, albumen. Where in the human body is there a high concentration of albumen?
Blood plasma
What are mollusk shells made up of?
Calcium carbonate
What is the opening of the water-vascular system in echinoderms called?
madreporite
Brittle stars have a commensalism relationship with what other organism?
sponges
Which famous leader made it illegal for common people to wear pearls?
Julius Caesar