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Life Cycle of a Mussel

Life Cycle of a Mussel

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

1st - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ferdinand Estrella

Used 9+ times

FREE Resource

11 questions

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1.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What do you know about the mussel life cycle?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

3.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What have you noticed or wondered about the video?

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5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following: Term Definition.

A specific type of fish that provides a temporary living environment for mussel larvae (glochidia).

Bivalve

A type of mollusk with two hinged shells, such as mussels, clams, and oysters.

Host Fish

The microscopic larval stage of a freshwater mussel that must attach to a host fish to continue development.

Glochidia

The young mussel that detaches from the host fish and settles in the riverbed to continue growing.

Filter Feeder

An organism that feeds by filtering tiny food particles from water (e.g., adult mussels).

Juvenile Mussel

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What do the mussels use to bury themselves in the sand?

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7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What does glocidia look like?

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