class gastropoda Flashcards
1
Q
what organisms belong to this class
A
snails, slugs, sea slugs
2
Q
describe the shell
A
single shelled, or no shell
3
Q
what do they use their radula for
A
herbivores= scrape food from surfaces carnivores= bore through surfaces. ie- other shells
4
Q
if the gastropod lives on land, they are….
A
hermaphrodites
5
Q
what is the spiral of the shell caused by
A
torsion during embryonic development
6
Q
what are nudibranches
A
sea slugs
7
Q
another word for sea slugs
A
nudibranches
8
Q
describe how they protect themselves on land
A
mucus with toxins
9
Q
describe how they protect themselves in the water
A
many are toxic
shells
nematocysts from jellyfish
