Bivalvia

Bivalvia

Warm Up: In your own words, Why do clams belong to the class: Bivalvia?

Open Ended

In your own words, Why do clams belong to the class: Bivalvia?

Taxonomy

Kingdom – Animalia

Phylum – Mollusca

Class – Bivalvia or Pelecypoda

• 1.Bivalve means “2 shells”

  a.Two shells hinged together at one edge

  b.Kept closed by short, tough adductor muscles

  c.When you examine a clam, it has two adductor muscles

  d.Scallop only has one

  2.Most live buried in sand along shore

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Muscular Foot?

• Used to remove oxygen from the water

• Produces the shell

• Used for movement

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Muscular Foot?

• Used to remove oxygen from the water

• Produces the shell

• Used for movement

Exit Ticket: Describe how the clam’s Visceral Mass compares/contrasts to the human Digestive system.

Open Ended

Describe how the clam’s Visceral Mass compares/contrasts to the human Digestive system.