Mollusks Flashcards
1
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Mollusks
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Squids, Octopuses, Slugs, Clams, Snails
2
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Body plan
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Soft body protected by a hard calcium-containing shell
3
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Circulatory system
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-Open circulatory system with blood-filled spaces called hemocoels/sinuses
4
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Hemocoels
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- Sinuses
- Body cavities for exchange for nutrients and wastes
5
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3 Distinct Body zones that all mollusks share?
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- Bilateral Symmetry
1. Head-foot
2. Visceral Mass
3. Mantle
6
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Head-foot
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Contains both sensory and motor organs
7
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Visceral mass
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COntains organs of digestion, excretion, reproduction
8
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Mantle
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A specialized tissue that surrounds the visceral mass and secretes the shell
