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Phylum Mollusca Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Phylum do both squid and clams belong to?

a)

Phylum Porifera

b)

Phylum Cnidaria

c)

Phylum Echinodermata

d)

Phylum Mollusca

2.

Which of the following is NOT a "Class" of Mollusks?

a)

Bivalvia

b)

Gastropoda

c)

Cephalopoda

d)

Arthropoda

3.

Letter "A" represents the _________ of a clam.

a)

palps

b)

gills

c)

siphon

d)

foot

4.

Letter "B" represents the _________ of a clam.

a)

palps

b)

gills

c)

siphon

d)

foot

5.

Letter "C" represents the ___________ of a clam.

a)

palps

b)

gills

c)

siphons

d)

foot

6.

Letter "D" represents the _________ of a clam.

a)

palps

b)

foot

c)

siphons

d)

gills

7.

The organism pictured above belongs to the "Phylum" Mollusca. Which "Class" does it belong to?

a)

Bivalvia

b)

Gastropoda

c)

Cephalopoda

d)

Porifera

8.

The organisms pictured above belong to the "Phylum" Mollusca. Which "Class" do they belong to?

a)

Bivalvia

b)

Gastropoda

c)

Cephalopoda

d)

Arthropoda

9.

How do Clams obtain nutrients?

a)

They are autotrophs so they make their own food from the sun.

b)

They eat plants.

c)

They are filter feeders.

10.

Letter "A" represents the _________ of a squid.

a)

arm

b)

tentacle

c)

mantle

d)

fin

11.

Letter "B" represents an __________ of a squid.

a)

arm

b)

tentacle

c)

mantle

d)

fin

12.

Letter "C" represents the _________ of a squid.

a)

arm

b)

tentacle

c)

mantle

d)

fin

13.

Letter "D" represents the _______ of a squid.

a)

arm

b)

tentacle

c)

mantle

d)

fin

14.

How many arms does a squid have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

15.

Pond snails and land slugs belong to this Class of Mollusks

a)

Bivalves

b)

Gastropods

c)

Cephalopods

d)

Echinodermata

16.

Both Clams and Squid have a siphon. How do they use it differently?

4 lines
17.

Clams have an external skeleton called a shell. Squid have an internal skeleton called a ___.

a)

siphon

b)

pen

c)

ink

d)

palp

18.

Clams and Squid use this organ to obtain oxygen from seawater.

a)

siphon

b)

gill

c)

mantle

d)

foot

19.

Members of the phylum Mollusca, known as mollusks, are named from the Latin word molluscus, meaning ____.

a)

soft

b)

hard

c)

dense

d)

immovable

20.

Clams have muscles that allow their shell to open and close, called these.

a)

Adductors

b)

Reductors

c)

Impeders

d)

Conductors