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What is the function of the mantle in mollusks?
The mantle covers their body and makes their shell, helps protect them, hide, breathe, and move.
Explain the role of the crop in some mollusks' stomachs.
The crop stores food before it goes to the stomach for digestion.
How do land snails and slugs utilize the pneumostome?
The pneumostome is a tiny hole that helps land snails and slugs breathe by letting air in and out.
What is the function of the radula in mollusks?
Mollusks use the radula to scrape food and eat; it is like a tongue with tiny teeth.
In what ways do mollusks contribute to fisheries and aquaculture?
Mollusk species like clams, oysters, mussels, snails, and squid are important food sources and contribute significantly to fishing industries worldwide.
What economic value do mollusks hold in the seafood business?
Mollusks are important for making money in the seafood industry by being sold by fishermen and farmers.
Learn about the different types of mollusks like gastropods, cephalopods, and scaphopods, as well as terms like mantle, crop, radula, and pneumostome. Explore the contribution of mollusks in fisheries and aquaculture. Understand the phylum Mollusca with examples and the concept of pseudocoelom. Identify the key characteristics of Mollusca through drawing and labeling a typical molluscan animal.
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