What is the function of the molluscan visceral mass?   Secretes the shell   Movement   Houses gills   Houses organs

Q: How is the excretory system of molluscs characterized?

A: The mollusks are diverse morphologically and live in many types of environments. It includes snails,…

Q: sea star How does a sea star protect its tube feet?

A: Seastar:   Seastar is also known as starfish. It belongs to class Asteroidean and it is star shape…

Q: If you Ingest excessive amounts of saltwater, you would eventually experience dehydration and die.…

A: Osmosis is a phenomenon that involves the maintenance of the equilibrium in the tonicity of two…

Q: It forms pseudopods that ooze forward or backward. It contracts longitudinal muscles, which puts…

A: Ans- It contracts longitudinal muscles, which puts pressure on the hydrostatic skeleton and causes…

Q: What is the function of the snail shell used by the hermit crabs? Do you think it could survive…

A: Hermit crabs, distributed worldwide, occur in coastal waters with sandy or muddy bottoms, and…

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 would happen when the sponges are pushed together

A: Sponges belong to a category of animals that are multicellular heterotrophic but they lack cell…

Q: Mollusks secrete a calcified shell from their mantle. True False

A: These are Various characteristics feactures of Mullusca 1. Their symmetry is Bilateral. 2. They are…

Q: Cnidaria (jellyfish and anemones) This is the first time we see a nervous system (nerve net) What…

A: Cnidarians The Cnidarians are diploblastic, They have structured tissue, experience extracellular…

Q: The opening of a gastropod shell is called the (spire/aperture/whorl/spine)

A: The Gastropods belong to the class Gastropoda which is under the phylum mollusca. The gastropods are…

Q: Which type of circulatory system do molluscs have? How can it be compared to the respiratory system…

A: Mollusks belong to the Phylum Mollusca. Mollusks include many familiar animals on land, in…

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.