Cephalopods

The largest and most dangerous of all 8,000 marine invertebrates.

• Cephalopods

• Squids

• Mollusks

• Octopuses

Cuttlefish, squid and octopuses are all part of a highly developed class of organisms called

• Cephalopods

• Mollusks

• Cnidarians

• Crustaceans

The giant squid is known to be the length of a

• school cafeteria

• school bus

• volkswagen

• pickup truck

The name Cephalopod means "head foot"

• true

• false

Squids are equipped with 8 ____ and 2 _____.

• arms, tentacles

• tentacles, arms

• arms, gills

• gills, arms

Squid are capable of changing colors through a process called

• biolight

• biovibrancy

• bioluminescence

• bioillumination

The firefly squid lights up when a chemical called _____ reacts with ______.

• luciferin, nitrogen

• luciferin, water

• luciferin, oxygen

• luciferin, sodium chloride

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Some octopuses use ______ in order to pretend to be other animals such as lion fish and pale fish.

• imitation

• mimicry

• acting skills

• shape shifting

The only Cephalopod with a bony body structure that exists is the ______

• nautilus

• nautical clam

• lobser

• mollusk

Deep sea Cephalopods are known to display this unique feature that is considered a phenomenon.

• gigantism

• polymorphism

• dwarfism

• megamorphism

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