Seafood Flashcards
- aquatic animals used as food.
- include marine animals from the sea and found in the other bodies of water.
Seafood
Types of Seafood
- Vertebrates
- Shellfish
- Invertebrates
fish caught on the open sea and include βfat fishβ like mackerel and cream dory.
Vertebrates
have hard shells outside protecting their soft tissues.
Shellfish
Two types of Shellfish
- Crustaceans
- Mollusks
The hard protective coverings of Crustaceans.
chitinous armor
have soft, unsegmented bodies.
Mollusks
Mollusks are protected in ___________.
calcified shell
aquatic animals without a backbone.
Invertebrates
Fish are excellent sources of ________, ________, and ________.
proteins, iodine, phosphorus
How many percent of fish is edible portion?
63-65%
Parts of the Flesh of Fish (MCF)
- Muscular Tissues
- Connective Tissues
- Fats
bundles of white muscle fibers.
Muscular Tissues
found in between muscle fibers.
Connective Tissues
Connective Tissues are also known as?
mycommata