Lab 10 Flashcards
What is the animal class that has a closed circulatory systems?
Cephalopoda
What is the mantle used for?
House the respiratory organs and protect the shell
also secretes the new shell
The gastropod’s stomach is their…?
Foot
What is the foot used for in the chitons?
capture pray
(SHELL LAYERS)
What does the Peristracum do?
it protects the other two layers
(SHELL LAYERS)
What is the Prismatic layer for?
Strength and rigidity
(SHELL LAYERS)
What is the Nacreous layer called and why is it called that?
Mother of pearl layer. Soft because a mollusk is soft and shell protects it from predation
What do the folds do in the lungs?
they increase surface area
Ctenidia=___________=____________
Respiratory structures = gas exchange
What are the classes of Animals that have an open circulatory system?
Bivalvia
Gastropoda
Polyplacophora