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Phylum Mollusca

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The part of the mollusk that produces its shells is the ______. 
a)
cavity
b)
mantle
c)
visceral mass
d)
ventral foot
2.
Gastropoda, Bivalva, Cephalapoda are all classes within the Phylum _______. 
a)
Arthropoda
b)
Mollusca
c)
Porifera 
d)
Cnidaria
3.
Mollusk's tongue-like strip covered with teeth that point backward is called the ____
a)
trochopore
b)
radula
c)
gills
d)
visceral mass
4.
Radula is used to _________. 
a)
scrape food from surfaces
b)
regulate water flow
c)
digest food
d)
gas exchange
5.
Which part of the Mollusk body is specialized for burrowing, feeding, and movement?
a)
trochophores
b)
visceral mass
c)
mantle
d)
foot
6.

Which specie of mollusc does not have a shell?

a)

snail

b)

limpet

c)

conch

d)

slug

7.
All gastropods have shells
a)
true
b)
false
8.

What is the meaning of Gastropod?

a)

Soft-bodied

b)

Stomach-footed

c)

Head-footed

d)

Two-shelled

9.
What type of circulatory system do most Molluscs have?
a)
Open
b)
Closed
10.
All mollusks have an external shell.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Which cephalopod is shown?

a)

Nautilus

b)

Cuttlefish

c)

Squid

d)

Octopus

12.

The shell of a mollusc is made out of what compound?

a)

Calcium Carbonate

b)

Calcium Phosphate

c)

Calcium

d)

Iron Phosphate

e)

Strontium Chloride

13.

The Latin term for stomach-foot is ____.

a)

Mollusca

b)

Gastropod

c)

Cephalopod

d)

Gustoflagella

e)

Limpepodia

14.

How do bivalves eat?

a)

Filter feeders

b)

Radula

c)

Tentacles

15.

These molluscs have a head and a modified foot that are now arms or tentacles.

a)

Cephalopods

b)

Nudibranches

c)

Gastropods

d)

Bivalves

e)

Ctenidia

16.

What class of molluscs does the nautilus belong to?

a)

Bivalvia

b)

Gastropoda

c)

Cephalopoda

d)

Cnidaria

17.

This appendage of the mollusc is used for movement and grasping.

a)

Foot

b)

Mantle

c)

Radula

d)

Ctenidia

e)

Limpet

18.

What type of mollusc has eight overlapping shell plates?

a)

snail

b)

bivalve

c)

chiton

d)

tusk shell