Mollusks And Annelida Flashcards
Molluska lifestyles
Sedentary, predatory, filter feeders
Molluska body cavity
True coelomates
Advantage of true coelomates
Keeps blood moving when moving
Trocohophore- what is it + advantage of having one?
Ciliated larvae. Allows for species dispersal.
Mollusca body regions
Visceral mass and head foot
Mantle
Shell that covers the visceral mass
Radula
Tongue w teeth
Gastropoda circulatory system
Open
Torsion
Twisting of body to keep the important stuff together
Hemolymph
Gastropoda blood
Where does gastropod blood pool?
Hemocoel
Bivalvia layers
Outer protective
Middle protective
Inner smooth
Adductor
Muscle that keeps the shell closed
Bivalvia lifestyle
Sedentary, filter feeders
Reproduction bivalvia- fresh vs marine
Fresh- internal
Marine- external