Unifying features include shell, mantle, radula, foot, visceral mass Which classes show a loss of the shell. How does the shell benefit an organism, how does the loss of the shell benefit other members of this phylum? Distinguish between polyplacophora, bivalva, gastropoda, and chephalopoda

Q: fishing net brings up a soft bodied animal with a coiled external shell. How can you determine…

A: Cephalopods are only found in the ocean, whereas gastropods are mostly found on land, with a few…

Q: Identify the Class of the sponge pictured below. Demospongia Calcarea Hexatinella

A: Sponges, which are members of the phylum Porifera, are simple organisms with a lack of tissues or…

Q: Write down the comparision between phylum-mollusca and phylum-echinodermata?

A: There are approximately nine major phyla in kingdom Animalia. The phyla are classified based on…

Q: List examples of each of the 15 phyla

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Q: An organism classified in phylum Mollusca that is a predator with tentacles, a brain and complex…

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Q: Describe the unique features of platyhelminthes, rotifers,bryozoans, and brachiopods.

A: Answer- Animals are characterized in the animal kingdom according to the similar characters.

Q: If you were asked to choose one of the following invertebrate as a pet (protozoa, sponges, and…

A: Protozoans *protozoans are single celled eukaryotes that lives free living or parasitic means that…

Q: Define the following terms that relate to the sponges: Spongocoel: Osculum: Choanocytes:…

A: Sponges are one of the simplest multicellular organisms that occur in the animal kingdom. They are…

Q: Compare and contrast ciliate and sponge reproduction by matching the process with the correct Phylum…

A: According to the six kingdom classification,  all the organisms are classified under six categories…

Q: Create a body plan table (Insert → Add Table) for the following animal phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria,…

A: Coelom can be defined as the principal body cavity that is present in most animals. It is located…

Q: Explain how each molluscan feature is modified, compared to gastropod and bivalve body plans. 1)…

A: Cephalopods, Gastropods and Bivalvia are all classes of Molluscs. They differ in their habitats. For…

Q: Placozoans are structurally simple. They have no mouth, gut, or nervous system and only a few…

A: Placozoans are free living marine multicellular organism with simplest structure.

Q: In the different lineages of molluscs, it is easy to understand the variations from the basic…

A: Molluscs are very diverse animals which include snails, octopuses, squids, oysters, clams, etc. The…

Q: What synapomorphies suggest that relatives of Metazoans? Choose all th Both store energy as starch.…

A: The most striking resemblance between fungus and mammals is their trophic level, or position in the…

Q: what words match the definitions Atria, Cuticle, Pseudocoelom, Exoskeleton, Ecdysis, Malpighian…

A: Pseudocoelom A body cavity that is surrounded by mesoderm and endoderm. Ecdysis A process by which…

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

A: R.H. Whitaker’s classification system divided organisms into five major groups, called Kingdoms.…

Q: Both Porifera and Placozoa possess epithelial tissues. True False

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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…

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.