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Surfin’ the Net For Mollusks
Part A. go to http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html
o Read the page and click on “Come see for yourself”
o Click on “Compare the giant Squid with another large squid”
o Click on “the world’s largest invertebrate” Read through this page & answer the questions
below:
1.) What is the genus and species name of the Giant Squid?
2.) Why do we not know a lot about how the giant squid lives?
3.) What is the approximate size and weight that it can grow to?
4.) Describe where in the world they might be living. (Click on the map for help!)
5.) What depths does it live in the oceans?
6.) How big can the eye get?
7.) What is the funnel used for?
Part B: Go back to the homepage in Part A; again click on “Come see for yourself”
*Click on “Squid: The inside story”
*Look through the topics on this page and answer the following questions:
1.) Describe how the squid eats:
2.) What two methods does a squid use to swim?
3.) What do an elephant trunk and a squid tentacle have in common?
4.) Are squids monoecious or dioecious? Define this.
5.) How many species of squid are there?
Part C: Go to http://manandmollusc.net/amazing_facts.html
1.) What are 5 reasons that slime is important to slugs?
2.) What do you really hear when you hold a seashell to your ear?
3.) Describe how cone shells “Get” their prey.
4.) How many eggs does one oyster lay per season, and how many of these make it to an adult?
5.) What was the largest known bivalve and how big was it exactly? Click on “Photos by
Masashi” and describe what you see.
Part D: Go to http://manandmollusc.net/advanced_uses/man_and_mollusc.html
*Scroll down to the index of 12 categories and pick 5 of the 12 (NOT THE 12TH!!!) Read those 5.
*Pick 1 use from the 5 that you found interesting and briefly describe the use in your words.
Part E: Search for bipedal octopus video clips on Google. List two octopi that exhibit this behavior and
tell where they live. Comment on this behavior.
Part F: Look at the pix of nudibranchs @ www.photec.co.uk/ Nudibranch%20Gallery.htm ,
www.vibrantsea.net/ nudibranchs.html and www.bigblueimages.com/ Inverts.htm .
Name and describe 3. Include colors.