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Mollusca Test Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish all belong to this Mollusca class?

a)

cephalopoda

b)

polyplacophora

c)

bivalvia

d)

gastropoda

2.

Nudibranch, snails, and slugs belong to this Mollusca class?

a)

gastropoda

b)

bilvalvia

c)

polyplacophora

d)

cephalopoda

3.

Clams, Scallops, and Mussels all belong to this Mollusca Class?

a)

bivalvia

b)

cephalopoda

c)

gastropoda

d)

polyplacophora

4.

Chitons belong to this Mollusca class?

a)

polyplacophora

b)

bivalvia

c)

cephalopoda

d)

gastropoda

5.

A marine gastropod without a shell; also known as a sea slug.

a)

nudibranch

b)

giant clam

c)

naval shipworm

d)

scallop

6.

Bivalve which can be cultured to obtain pearls.

a)

oyster

b)

clam

c)

mussel

d)

shipworm

7.

Cephalopod know as the "King of Camoflage" for their ability to change colors, patterns, and textures.

a)

cuttlefish

b)

octopus

c)

freshwater mussel

d)

oyster

8.

A membranous sheath of skin extending from the visceral mass that hangs down on each side fo the body, protecting the soft parts.

a)

mantle

b)

ctenidia

c)

foot

d)

radula

9.

A rasping, tongue-like organ with backwards facing teeth, act like a conveyer belt.

a)

radula

b)

valve

c)

intestine

d)

foot

10.

Long, coiled organ used to absorb nutrients from digested food.

a)

intestine

b)

mantle

c)

visceral mass

d)

nephridia

11.

Material with composes the inner layer of a mollusk shell.

a)

nacre

b)

calcium carbonate

c)

baking soda

d)

periostracum

12.

Modified gills present in many aquatic mollusks; feathery or comb-like structures used for respiration.

a)

ctenidia

b)

lamellae

c)

mantle

d)

visceral mass

13.

Name for the outer layer of a mollusk shell.

a)

periostracum

b)

prismatic

c)

nacre

d)

mother of pearl

14.

Organs that remove metabolic wastes from a mollusk's body; primitive kidneys.

a)

nephridia

b)

visceral mass

c)

ctenidia

d)

buccal cavity

15.

Part of the mollusk body that contains most of the organs.

a)

visceral mass

b)

buccal cavity

c)

mantle

d)

foot

16.

Mollusks are considered:

a)

triploblastic

b)

diploblastic

c)

monoblastic

d)

quadroblastic

17.

Most mollusks have what type of symmetry?

a)

bilateral

b)

radial

c)

asymmetry

d)

concentric symmetry

18.

This structure is found in all mollusks except bivalves.

a)

radula

b)

foot

c)

gills

d)

nephridia

19.

The type of circulatory system in which blood is not entirely contained within blood vessels; rather it flows through vessels in some parts of the body and enters open sinuses in other parts. This type of circulatory system is called? Common in Class Bivalvia.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

complete

d)

incomplete

20.

The free-swimming larva that emerges from the egg in many mollusks is called an:

a)

trochophore

b)

veliger

c)

planula

d)

instar

21.

The second larval stage of many mollusks which has large, ciliated lobes and the beginnings of a foot, shell, and mantle is called an:

a)

veliger

b)

trochophore

c)

planula

d)

instar

22.

The oldest and smallest whorl of a univalve shell is call the? Think snail!

a)

apex

b)

aperture

c)

hinge

d)

umbo

23.

The oldest part of a bivalve shell is called the? Think clam.

a)

umbo

b)

periostracum

c)

prismatic

d)

apex

24.

The process in which the visceral mass of a gastropod rotates 180 degrees during development is called?

a)

torsion

b)

spinning

c)

convolution

d)

gyration

25.

The material which is secreted by the mantle to form a pearl is:

a)

nacre

b)

calcium carbonate

c)

opal

d)

sodium bicarbonate

26.

What number is the adductor muscle?

a)

14 and 7

b)

14 and 1

c)

14 and 6

d)

3 and 4

27.

What number are the gills?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

28.

What number is the intestine?

a)

9

b)

16

c)

13

d)

8

29.

What number is the mouth?

a)

13

b)

15

c)

12

d)

11

30.

What number is the heart?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

2

31.

What number are the siphons?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

8

d)

9

32.

What number is the stomach?

a)

15

b)

14

c)

13

d)

12

33.

The way that cephalopods move/swim is called:

a)

jet propulsion

b)

flipper

c)

flapping fins

d)

motor propulsion