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1General Characteristics
1. Read the characteristics of mollusks. How are they similar to what we've already studied? 2. How are mollusks different than what we've studied? 3. Approximately how many species of mollusks are there? 4. How have mollusks been used in history?
http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/mollusca.html
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2Major Classes: Gastropoda, Cephalopoda & Bivalvia
5. What are the three major body zones of a mollusk? 6. Give a brief description of Bivalvia. 7. Give a brief description of Gastropoda. 8. Give a brief description of Cephalopoda.
http://infusion.allconet.org/webquest/PhylumMollusca.html
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3Class Cephalopoda
9. What animals are included in this class? 10. What are the three parts of a Cephalopod's digestive tract? What does each part do?
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cephalopoda.html
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4Class Gastropoda
11. What animals are included in this class? 12. How do gastropods move? (What kind of locomotion?)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Gastropoda.html
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5Class Bivalvia
13. What kinds of animals are included in this class? 14. How are bivalves classified as far as how they obtain food? (predator, scavenger, parasite, etc.)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Bivalvia.html
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6Environmental Issues
15. Based on physical characteristics, what class do you think this organism belongs to? 16. Why is the Fat Pocketbook endangered? (What is causing them to die?) 17. Where are they currently found? (What region of the US?)
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/clams/fatpo_fc.html