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What is used by molluscs for feeding?
Feeding. Most molluscs are herbivorous, grazing on algae or filter feeders. For those grazing, two feeding strategies are predominant. Some feed on mi...
How do phylum mollusk move?
Most mollusks move with a muscular structure called a foot. The feet of different kinds of mollusks are adapted for different uses, like crawling, dig...
How do mollusks mate and grow?
Mollusks are primarily of separate sexes, and the reproductive organs (gonads) are simple. ... Most reproduction, however, is by sexual means. Eggs an...
What is something that covers a mollusk's internal organs?
The mantle is a soft tissue layer that is formed from folds of the dorsal body wall. It lies beneath the shell where it covers the body of the animal....
Are mollusks found in all habitats?
Mollusks live in most terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats. However, the majority of species live in the ocean. They can be found in both shal...
Does mollusks protect themselves?
And so, mollusks have evolved many ingenious ways to protect themselves. On way that mollusks protect themselves is to build a hard shell around their...
What class do Mollusk belong to?
ClassificationClassMajor organismsGastropodaall snails and slugs including abalone, limpets, conch, nudibranchs, sea hares, sea butterfliesBivalviacla...
Do mollusks have divided body parts?
The mollusk body can generally be divided into three regions: the head, the foot, and a cluster of internal organs called the visceral mass. How are m...
How do mullusks live?
Most mollusks are marine animals that live in habitats from shallow coastal areas to deep waters. Most stay within the sediments at the bottom of wate...