There is great diversity in Phylum Mollusca, but one of things they have in common is described by their name. What does the name of this phylum mean?

Q: What is marine-exocoetus?

A: The superclass Pisces include the truly jawed vertebrates, which have organs of respiration and…

Q: Tapeworms posses both male and female reproductive organs. What is the name given to such organism?…

A: Sex is the combining and mixing of Chromosomes during the formation of offspring.

Q: What are the four major characteristic features of molluscs?

A: Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum. Molluscs are terrestrial or aquatic (marine or fresh…

Q: Identify the unique features of the molluscs.

A: The group of eukaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophic organisms is classified under the kingdom…

Q: What are examples of the ecological and economic importance of molluscs?

A: Molluscs are any animal that has a soft body, no spine, and is often covered with a shell. The…

Q: . Identify three characteristics found in all molluscs.

A: The group of eukaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophic organisms is classified under the kingdom…

Q: Identify the scientific name of the following gastropods

A: INTRODUCTION Gastropod, any of the more than 66,000 animal species that make up the Gastropoda…

Q: What are the classes into which the phylum Arthropoda is divided? What are the three main ones and…

A: Arthropods are the invertebrates that form one of the largest groups of phylum in the animal…

Q: What do you mean by filopodia?

A: Filopodia are soft cytoplasmic projections that are present in migrating cells. They form focal…

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: What are some representatives of the phylum Mollusca?

A: Characteristics of Mollusca is- 1. They are triploblastic. 2. They are bilaterally symmetrical. 3.…

Q: From where is shell of molluscs is derived?

A: Mollusks are the marine invertebrates that belong to the Phylum Mollusca. The members of this group…

Q: What are the importance of molluscs to other organisms, environment, medicine, etc.?

A: Introduction Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate organisms after Arthropoda, with…

Q: Why are Gastropoda considered in some cases to cause economic harm, why ?

A: The gastropods are commonly known as snails and slugs, they belong to a large taxonomic class of…

Q: How is the nervous system of molluscs organized?

A: The nervous system of Mollusca is different from the nervous system of other vertebrates. The…

Q: What is the purpose of beneficial nematodes?

A: Beneficial nematodes fight soil-borne insect pests without harming earthworms, plants, animals, or…

Q: How are pearls formed? Why are molluscs the only organisms to have this ability? Explain your…

A: Pearls are formed by molluscs. It can be either from salt or fresh water. But the Pearl of salt…

Q: What is the function of the feet in molluscs? How is the mollusc foot related to the name given to…

A: Phylum Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum which includes over 60,000 species. Molluscs…

Q: What are the biological troubles that molluscs face due to their soft body?

A: The animals belonging to the phylum mollusc are invertebrates and are mostly marine. Many molluscs…

Q: Into which classes are mollusc divided? What are some representing beings of each class?

A: Mollusca is the largest marine phylum of the animal kingdom that is characterized by a mantle with a…

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.