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Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Cephalopods
Animals that have a shell.
Ocean-dwelling mollusks whose foot is adapted to form tentacles around its mouth.
Fish that live in the sea.
Reptiles that live in the ocean.
Cephalopods are the only animals with a _________________
Internal skeleton
Three-chambered heart
Gills
Closed circulatory system
How does squid obtain food?
They use their eyes to detect prey, and then swim toward it.
They use their tentacles to capture prey, and then swallow whole.
They are carnivores and use tentacles, beak, and radula
They use their beak to break open shells, and then suck out the contents.
What does a squid's nervous system consist of?
Long tentacles, sharp beak, and complicated digestive system.
Keen hearing, advanced sense of smell, and advanced swimming skills.
Highly developed sense of touch and specialized ink sack
Large eyes, excellent vision, complex brain, and complex nervous system
How do squids move?
They move by crawling on the ocean floor.
They swim by jet propulsion (water goes in the mantle, and out of the siphon)
They move by using their tentacles to propel themselves.
They move by using their fins to glide through the water
What is the life cycle of a squid?
Egg, larva, adult.
Squids take 2 years to fully mature and then survive for another 10-12 years,
Egg, larva, juvenile, adult.
They hatch, mature, mate, the female lays the fertilized eggs, and then she dies.
What does a squid's arm do?
Propel the squid through the water.
Grip food to bring the food toward the squid's mouth.
Detect changes in light and dark.
Sense the presence of other organisms.
What does squid testis do?
Sperm production.
Regulate body temperature.
Assist in digestion.
Provide camouflage.
What does a squid's pen tip do?
Helps the squid swim faster.
Stores ink for defense.
Enhances the squids vision.
Protects inside organs.
