Science: Mollusks, Worms, Arthropods, Enchinoderms Flashcards
Mollusks:
soft-bodied invertebrates with bilateral symmetry and usually one or two shells wit organs in a fluid-filled cavity
Mantle:
thin tissue layer that covers body organs
A mantle cavity has gills which:
exchange Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
underside:
muscular foot for movement
gastropods have how many shells?
usually one
Mollusks are classified based on…
shell presence, shell type, and foot type
cephalopods: (squid, octopi, cuttlefish, nautiluses)
complex mollusks with a brain (cephla) and foot (opod)
Bivalves have hinged, __ ____ shell and include…
two part shells / clams, oysters, scallops
snails, garden slugs, and conchs are in what category?
gastropods
radula:
tongue like organ with rows of teeth to get food
what do cephalopods use to catch prey?
tentacles
jet propulsion:
squeezing a liquid/gas to move faster
mollusks provide for _____ like pearls
shells
Annelids:
segmented worms with setae (bristlelike structures) to hold on to soil and move; mouth and anus, and bilateral symmetry
Earthworms move with what?
setae and 2 sets of muscles
Gizzard:
what grinds soil and organic matter
Earthworms use ______ to grind and ingest soil and put it into the crop for storage
gizzards
What circulatory system do Earthworms have?
closed