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Mollusks & Segmented Worms
Phyla Mollusca & Annelida
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/28/2015

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Mollusk: Foot
Definition
muscular component of body for moving;highly modified in each Class
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Mollusk: Mantle
Definition
modified epidermis that produces GILLS for respiration & secretes a shell in some spp.
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Mollusk: Visceral mass
Definition
collection of organs used for digestion, excretion, and reproduction
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Phylum Mollusca
Definition
(snails, clams, octopi)
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Coelomates:Psuedocoelomate
Definition
(false hollow) liquid filled space in which many of the internal organs are suspended. Crude body control because psuedocoel only has muscles on its outside.
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Coelomates: Coelomate
Definition
true body cavity within the mesoderm. Enclosed on inside and out by muscles
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pseudocoelom cavity advantages
Definition
Increased body size, Increased mobility (side to side motion), Fluid cushions
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hydrostatic pressure
Definition
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Class Polyplacophora: defense
Definition
suction onto rocks
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Radula
Definition
“horny toothed” organ in the mouth. Used for scraping food from rocks.
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Naked Gills
Definition
feathery extensions for which nudibranchs are named
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Gastropoda: Defense
Definition
stinging cells, Slime
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Only mollusc to successfully invade land
Definition
Snails
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2 Valves; Filter Feeder
Definition
Class Bivalvia
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Class Bivalvia Consist of
Definition
(clams, scallops, mussels, oysters)
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Class Cephalopoda consist of
Definition
(squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautilus)
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Have an Internal shell
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Adaptations for Active Predation
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
most intelligent invertebrate
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Complex eye w/ lens
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Chromatophores
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Statocysts
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Excurrent siphon
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Ink released to escape sharks by dulling smell!
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Venom in saliva
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Autotomizing limbs
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Compactable: hide in tiny places
Definition
Cephalopoda
Term
Annelida: Pharynx
Definition
throat
Term
Annelida: Crop:
Definition
enlarged cavity for food storage
Term
Annelida: Gizzard (stomach):
Definition
cavity for digestion via enzymes
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Annelida: Intestine:
Definition
linear tube for absorption of broken down food
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Annelida: Septa,
Definition
Segmented repeated structures
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Phylum Annelida
Definition
“ringed”(segmented worms)
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