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Molluscs
Essential Questions
Intro: Animal Classification
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Animalia (multicellular, heterotrophic organisms; 33 diff. phyla)
Mollusca (molluscs = squid, octopus, snails, etc.)
7 different classes
1. What type of organisms make up the phylum Mollusca (Molluscs)?
1. ___________________
5. ___________________
2. ___________________
6. ___________________
3. ___________________
7. ___________________
4. ___________________
2. Define the following prefixes and suffixes:
• Mollis- = __________________
• poly- = __________________
• Scapho- = __________________
• placo- = __________________
• -pod = __________________
• -phora = __________________
• a- = __________________
• Gastro- = __________________
• mono- = _________________ (______)
• Cephal- = __________________
3. How many classes of Molluscs are there? What are they?
There are ________ classes.
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________.
• __________________
4. What 3 characteristics do most molluscs share?
1. __________________– muscular bag that surrounds _____________and ______________, used to
circulate __________________
2. __________________– muscular foot is used by snails and slugs to __________________, and
forms __________________in squid and octopuses
3. __________________– a _____________-like organ with scraping teeth used for _____________
5. How do molluscs get food?
• Most __________________use __________________to scrape or drill for food
• Most _____________use a (parrot like) _______ to capture food & then grind it up with their radula
• Most __________________ filter their food out of the __________________
6. What kind of nervous system do molluscs have?
• Molluscs have a __________________nervous system with a __________________and nerves
• Some molluscs have __________________that only detect light and some, like the octopus, have
eyes with __________________, __________________, and __________________.
7. How do molluscs reproduce?
• Most molluscs reproduce ________________by releasing sperm and egg into the surrounding water
• Once __________________occurs the larvae is carried by the current until large enough to swim on
its own (__________________)
8. How many genus of Monoplacophora are there? When were these organisms discovered?
• Only 1 genus of _________________ (mono = one, placo = shell, phora = bearing) called ________
• Only discovered in the __________ off the South and Central _________________ coast
9. What are the most distinguishing features of Class Aplacophora (a = without, placo = shell, phora = bearing)?
• They have no _________________, _________________, or _________________.
10. What is the single genus of Class Polyplacophora (Poly = many, placo = shell, phora = bearing)?
• ________________________
11. What organisms make up the largest class of Molluscs, Class Gastropoda?
• _________________ and _________________!
• Gastro = _________________, pod = _________________
• All internal _________________ sit on top of a muscular _________________
12. What is torsion in gastropods?
• Torsion is a _________________ process where the developing snail’s body twists into a loop and
brings all of the organs _________________ (mouth, gill, anus)
13. What makes bivalves (Class Bivalvia) different from other molluscs?
Bivalves…
• have _________________ shells
• don’t have a _________________
• don’t have _________________
14. How does an oyster make a pearl?
• Oysters (bivalves) secrete a _____________________ shell lining called “____________________”
• If an irritant (like _____________) gets into the bivalve the oyster will deposit this
“__________________________” around the irritant to _________________ itself.
• Over time _________________ of the deposit are added to form a pearl
15. How are molluscs in class Cephalopod different from the rest of the phylum?
• Have _________________ or no _________________
• Have a _________________ (like a _________________) and shred food with _________________
• Muscular _________________ is divided into arms or tentacles
• _________________ is used for jet-propulsion
• Have _________________ and a _________________ system (they are smart!)
16. How do cephalopods defend themselves?
• Ward off attackers with _________________
• _________________ allow them to camouflage
• Release ink called _________________
17. What are the major differences between cuttlefish, squid, and octopus?
• Cuttlefish have an internal _________________ used for _________________ control.
• Can change depths by _________________ “air-to-liquid” _________________ in their shell
• Squid have torpedo-like bodies, 2 _________________ longer than the other 8 _________________
• Octopuses have no _________________ and live in rocky and coral reefs, have _______________
in their beaks, and are very _________________.