2- Mollusca Flashcards

(14 cards)

1
Q

phylum:
- diverse group of soft-bodied animals
- most marine
- possess a true coelom
- have trochophore larvae like annelids

A

mollusca

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2
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generalized mollusca 3 regions:

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  • foot
  • visceral mass
  • mantle
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3
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region of mollusca: internal organs of mollusca

A

visceral mass

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4
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region of mollusca: encloses the organs and secretes the material that makes up the shell in some groups

A

mantle

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5
Q

an oral structure for scraping food from the substrate unique to moluscs

A

radula

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6
Q

molluscs typically respire w gills called ___

A

stenidia

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7
Q

blood circulation is ___ in all molluscs except ____

A

open; cephalopods

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9
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mollusc class:
- “shellfish” (clams, oysters, mussels, etc.)
- shell is in 2 pieces

A

bivalvia

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10
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mollusc class:
- squid, octopi, cuttlefish
- highly motile
- most species lack a prominent shell

A

cephalopoda

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11
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in bivalves: the oldest and thickest part of the shell

A

umbo

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12
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in bivalves: connects the two halves of the shell

A

hinge ligament

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13
Q

in squids: visible immediately dorsal to the eyes under the mantle collar

A

pen

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14
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in squid: 2 longer appendages

A

tentacles

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