Cephalapods Lesson

Cephalopods

By J Briggs

Multiple Choice

It's a sea creature with eight long arms (tentacles).

• a squid

• a whale

• an octopus

• a jellyfish

The Giant Pacific Octopus

A Virtual Field Trip

The Giant Pacific Octopus

Let's go on a field trip to learn about the Giant Pacific octopus, and then answer questions to show what you have learned.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Cephalopods?

• Beak-like mouth

• Venom in saliva

• Never changes color

• Highly-developed eyes

Multiple Choice

How many arms does a squid have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Choice

What does the octopus use to escape predators?

• fangs

• A bad smell

• ink

• poison

Multiple Choice

How many tentacles does a squid have?

• 10

• 2

• 4

• 8

Multiple Choice

How many arms does a nautilus have?

• only 2

• up to 10

• between 40-50

• up to 90

Multiple Choice

The body of the nautilus is found:

• in it's shell

• it's exposed outside its shell

• it does not have a body

• none of these