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WorksheetsMollusca Test Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish all belong to this Mollusca class?
cephalopoda
polyplacophora
bivalvia
gastropoda
Nudibranch, snails, and slugs belong to this Mollusca class?
gastropoda
bilvalvia
polyplacophora
cephalopoda
Clams, Scallops, and Mussels all belong to this Mollusca Class?
bivalvia
cephalopoda
gastropoda
polyplacophora
Chitons belong to this Mollusca class?
polyplacophora
bivalvia
cephalopoda
gastropoda
A marine gastropod without a shell; also known as a sea slug.
nudibranch
giant clam
naval shipworm
scallop
Bivalve which can be cultured to obtain pearls.
oyster
clam
mussel
shipworm
Cephalopod know as the "King of Camoflage" for their ability to change colors, patterns, and textures.
cuttlefish
octopus
freshwater mussel
oyster
A membranous sheath of skin extending from the visceral mass that hangs down on each side fo the body, protecting the soft parts.
mantle
ctenidia
foot
radula
A rasping, tongue-like organ with backwards facing teeth, act like a conveyer belt.
radula
valve
intestine
foot
Long, coiled organ used to absorb nutrients from digested food.
intestine
mantle
visceral mass
nephridia
Material with composes the inner layer of a mollusk shell.
nacre
calcium carbonate
baking soda
periostracum
Modified gills present in many aquatic mollusks; feathery or comb-like structures used for respiration.
ctenidia
lamellae
mantle
visceral mass
Name for the outer layer of a mollusk shell.
periostracum
prismatic
nacre
mother of pearl
Organs that remove metabolic wastes from a mollusk's body; primitive kidneys.
nephridia
visceral mass
ctenidia
buccal cavity
Part of the mollusk body that contains most of the organs.
visceral mass
buccal cavity
mantle
foot
Mollusks are considered:
triploblastic
diploblastic
monoblastic
quadroblastic
Most mollusks have what type of symmetry?
bilateral
radial
asymmetry
concentric symmetry
This structure is found in all mollusks except bivalves.
radula
foot
gills
nephridia
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.
open
closed
complete
incomplete
The free-swimming larva that emerges from the egg in many mollusks is called an:
trochophore
veliger
planula
instar
The second larval stage of many mollusks which has large, ciliated lobes and the beginnings of a foot, shell, and mantle is called an:
veliger
trochophore
planula
instar
The oldest and smallest whorl of a univalve shell is call the? Think snail!
apex
aperture
hinge
umbo
The oldest part of a bivalve shell is called the? Think clam.
umbo
periostracum
prismatic
apex
The process in which the visceral mass of a gastropod rotates 180 degrees during development is called?
torsion
spinning
convolution
gyration
The material which is secreted by the mantle to form a pearl is:
nacre
calcium carbonate
opal
sodium bicarbonate
What number is the adductor muscle?
14 and 7
14 and 1
14 and 6
3 and 4
What number are the gills?
8
4
3
2
What number is the intestine?
9
16
13
8
What number is the mouth?
13
15
12
11
What number is the heart?
6
5
7
2
What number are the siphons?
2
1
8
9
What number is the stomach?
15
14
13
12
The way that cephalopods move/swim is called:
jet propulsion
flipper
flapping fins
motor propulsion
