Mollusk Review

What structure in mollusks secretes (creates) the shell?

• Siphon

• Mantle

• Foot

• Gills

Match the following

• Bivalve

• 
• Cephalopod

• 
• Gastropod

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The shells of bivalves are hinged together by the:

• Adductor Muscles

• Siphon Tubes

• Byssal Threads

• Radula

The ______is a toothed structure used to scrap or break down food.

Which of the mollusks are filter feeders?

• Bivalves

• Gastropods

• Univalves

• Cephalopods

Which of the following is NOT a cephalopod?

• Octopus

• Cuttlefish

• Nautilus

• Abalone

Respiratory and digestive wastes EXIT from a clam's:

• Radula

• Excurrent Siphon Tube

• Incurrent Siphon Tube

• Byssal Threads

Which of the following are characteristics of organisms in the Phylum Mollusca?

(Choose all that apply.)

• Soft Bodies

• Internal Skeleton

• Bilateral Symmetry

• Radial Symmetry

• Calcium Carbonate Shell (in most)

When sand gets into an oyster it can form a _____.

Certain types of clams can use which part of their body to help them move?

• Tentacles

• Muscular Foot

• Adductor Muscle

• Siphon Tube