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Mollusc Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a bivalve?

a)

scallop

b)

mussel

c)

gastropod

d)

oyster

2.

What part of the clam keeps the shell closed?

a)

mantle

b)

adductor muscle

c)

siphon tube

d)

foot

3.

Bivalves take in oxygen and food ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
by digging with its foot.
by diffusion
through its mantle
through a siphon tube
4.

The membrane that lines the inside of the shell in a bivalve is called ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
mantle
visceral mass
siphon tube
foot
5.

What is a bivalve?

a)

a cephalopod

b)

a gastropod

c)

a mollusc

d)

none of these

6.

The meaning of gastropod is ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
stomach-foot
head-foot
shell-foot
none of these
7.

Which of the following is an example of a gastropod?

a)

scallop

b)

mussel

c)

oyster

d)

snail

8.

What is the thick pad of tissue that closes like a trapdoor over the gastropods foot?

a)

radula

b)

operculum

c)

univalve

d)

none of these

9.

What is the ribbon like tooth that is used for scraping off and ingesting algae?

a)

radula

b)

operculum

c)

univalve

d)

none of these

10.

Clams, Scallops and cuttlefish are all examples of​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
bivalves
univalves
cephlapods
gastropods
11.

_______________are pigmented cells that allow cephalopods to camouflage themselves.

a)

molluscs

b)

jet propulsion

c)

chromatphores

d)

beak

12.

Cephalopods move quickly by means of ______________.

a)

fins

b)

jet propulsion

c)

legs

d)

beak

13.

The only hard part found on an octopus is it's parrot-like _________.

a)

camouflage

b)

jet propulsion

c)

chromatphores

d)

beak

14.

Cephalopod means _________.

a)

camouflage

b)

head-foot

c)

chromatphores

d)

beak

15.

Fish and ​ (a)   are a cephalopods main source of food.

Choose from the below words
crustaceans
jellyfish
baby sharks
algae