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Question Set: Phylum Mollusca
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NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:
- What are the four most common and diverse classes of molluscs? Provide examples of each.
- Explain how gastropods move.
- What is the purpose of a radula?
- What are the distinguishing features of cephalopods? What features of cephalopods show their realtion to other molluscs?
- What is the purpose of chromatophores?
- How does an octopus differ from a squid? Explain.
- Describe jet propulsion and control in squid.
- What features of molluscs appear in other phyla? Explain.
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