Shape of Life: the Survival Game

Shape of Life: the Survival Game

<p>Shape of Life: The Survival Game - Mollusks Name:</p><p>1. What animal was abundant 450 mya? </p><p>2. How many mollusks are around today?</p><p>3. What are some examples of mollusks? </p><p>4. Mollusks have a ______rich flesh. </p><p>5. How does the abalone move? </p><p>6. What is the radula used for? </p><p>7. What body part secretes body armor for shell? </p><p>8. What attracted Gary Vermeij to shells?</p><p>9. What is the benefit and disadvantage of a thin shell? </p><p>10. What is the largest snail alive today? </p><p>11. What happens if a shell gets injured? </p><p>12. How has the Leafy Horn Mouth adapted to avoid prey?</p><p>13. Not all shells are strong enough to withstand prey, so what else have mollusks evolved to do? </p><p>14. Describe the muscular foot of abalone. </p><p>15. What is a predator of abalone? </p><p>16. What happens if the abalone flips onto its back? </p><p>17. How does a Moon Snail prey and catch the Cockle? </p><p>18. What defense mechanism does a Cockle use to escape the snail? </p><p>19. What makes the Radula so efficient? </p><p>20. Peter Ward is searching for a chambered nautilus. How is this mollusk different from the others? </p><p>21. What does the nautilus use to seize prey? </p><p>22. How does the nautilus swim? 23. The nautilus was the first animal with ______. </p><p>24. Explain how the Nautilus becomes buoyant? </p><p>25. After buoyancy, what was the new adaptation for mollusks? </p><p>26. How did Mollusks gain speed? </p><p>27. What is the squid's mantel wall made of? </p><p>28. How many hearts does a squid have? </p><p>29. Describe the Wonderpus octopus of Indonesia? </p><p>30. What defense does the Cockatoo Wasp Fish use? </p><p>31. Octopus can change ______and ______. </p><p>32. Explain how an octopus changes colors. </p><p>33. How is the blue ring octopus different from others? </p><p>34. Mollusks are found in almost every ______.</p><p>35. What is the greatest secret to the “survival game”? </p>

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