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Marine Science 9
test material ch. 9
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12th Grade
12/14/2008

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gastropods use a toothed structure to feed
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radula
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oxygen and food are taken in through a clams
Definition
incurrent siphon
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a membrane lines the inside of bivalves shells
Definition
mantle
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respiratory and digestive wastes exit from a clam's
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excurrent siphon
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a mussel secrets _____ _______ to attach its shell to a substrate
Definition
byssal threads
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tusk shell, also called ___________ scaphopods, burrow in the sand of deep waters
Definition
scaphopods
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the ________ __________ inhabits the deep waters of south pacific, has a spiral-shaped shell that is divided into compartments
Definition
chambered nautis
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the seaslus or ___________ lack a shell and breathe through their skin
Definition
nudibranch
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snails are memebers of the _______________ family
Definition
gastropod
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a mullask with only one shell is classified as a
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univalve
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what is the function of the structures on top of the head of a snail?
Definition
visipm
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a snail closes its shell opening with a pad of tissue called the
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operculum
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which is NOT a cephalopod?
- squid
- chiton
- octopus
-nautilus
Definition
chiton
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which of the following is a bivalve mollusk?
- whelk
- oyster
-nautilus
-snail
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oyster
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which mollusks is least related to the others?
- scallop
- clam
- snail
- mussel
Definition
snail
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all of the following live mostly in or on a substrate except the
- cone snail
- cephalopod
- scapholopod
- mussel
Definition
cephalopod
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what characteristics do the scallop and the octopus haev in common?
Definition
both are soft-bodied animals
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a snail is a type of
Definition
mullosk
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the filter feeding mullusk is the
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mussel
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the gastropod that lacks a shell is the
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nudibranch
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all of the following are gastropods except the:
scallop
moon snail
limpet
slipper shell
Definition
scallop
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the class of mollusks that contain many species without shells is
Definition
cephalopods
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