WorksheetsGastropoda Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 19mins
This is a
blue dragon nudibranch
man o war
blue sponge
Dangerous gastropod with a powerful venom and painful barbed stinger
abalone
giant conch snail
cone snail
nudibranch
Which group of gastropods can "steal" the stinging cells from cnidarians and store them in their own epithelial tissues in order to defend itself from predators?
nudibranches
conch snail
all snails
cone snail
Which specie of mollusc does not have a shell?
snail
limpet
conch
slug
Which part of the Mollusc body is specialised for burrowing, feeding, and movement?
trochophores
visceral mass
mantle
foot
What is the meaning of Gastropod?
Soft-bodied
Stomach-footed
Head-footed
Two-shelled
Which animal does NOT catch its prey with the help of a sharp, barbed harpoon-like structure?
jellyfish
cone snails
ribbon worms
sponges
Geographic cone snails are deadly to humans.
True
False
Nudibranches can eat jellies because they
are immune the to the toxins
have a mucus coating on their esophagus so they don't get stung
trick question, they don't eat jellyfish
have really thick armor that stinging cells can't penetrate
Cone snails can modify the toxins they use when stinging based on the type of animal they are going to attack
True
False
What is the name of the structure that opens and envelops an entire fish when a cone snail is eating?
radula
foot
hood
funnel
What is this?
nudibranch
geographic cone snail
giant conch snail
hermit crab
Complete the saying. "If it's a cone, ..."
give it a home
hand it the phone
leave it alone
