four most common and diverse classes of molluscs? Provide examples of each.

Q: While sampling marine plankton in a lab, a student finds a large number of fertilized eggs. The…

A: Features given in the question are :  1 .the blastopore becomes the mouth: In protostomes, the…

Q: Unifying features include shell, mantle, radula, foot, visceral mass Which classes show a loss of…

A: Mollusca is the  second largest phylum of the invertebrate animals.  Answer;1    The mollusk (or…

Q: Which of the following is the correct classification for the following invertebrate animal: A…

A: Animals are the organisms which have distinctive feature of absence of cell wall in their cells.

Q: What is the function of the molluscan visceral mass?   Secretes the shell   Movement   Houses…

A: Mollusks is represents the largest marine phylum and the second largest invertebrate phylum after…

Q: What are two features that put the octopus in the phylum Mollusca?

A: Mollusks are defined as a large group of invertebrates. They generally have soft body, also the…

Classification of Marine Organisms

Classification is a way of categorizing organisms that enables an easy process of identification of such organisms. All living things are classified by grouping them under specific categories. The grouping is done based on the close relativeness of the organisms. The classification tool requires knowledge of characteristics, differences, and similarities between different organisms.