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Mollusk Quiz
Clam Functions
Instructions:
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Acts as a tongue, moving food around inside the pre-oral cavity. Also makes the shell.
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Circulate water inside body; extracts food from water; exchanges gases
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Opening to the digestive tract; where ingestion occurs
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Toward the back; umbo is located here
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Outer portion of organism; secreted by the mantle; protects clam
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Groove inside shell where siphons retract
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Tiny hairlike cilia on the gills that move food to the mouth
Mollusk Quiz
(Answer Key)
Clam Functions
Instructions:
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Acts as a tongue, moving food around inside the pre-oral cavity. Also makes the shell.
Mantle
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Circulate water inside body; extracts food from water; exchanges gases
Gills
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Opening to the digestive tract; where ingestion occurs
Mouth
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Toward the back; umbo is located here
Dorsal
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Outer portion of organism; secreted by the mantle; protects clam
Shell/Valve
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Groove inside shell where siphons retract
Pallial Sinus
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Tiny hairlike cilia on the gills that move food to the mouth
Cilia