25 questions
In squid, the water jet is primarily responsible for
Locomotion/Movement
Reproduction
Feeding
Paralyzing Prey
Beak
Radula
Tentacle
Arm
How many arms does a squid have?
2
4
6
8
Main part of the squid's body. It covers the body in place of the normal mulluscan shell. You cut through this yesterday so that you could observe the internal organs.
mantle
Siphon
Suckers
Chromatophores
How many tentacles does a squid have?
8
2
10
6
What are the pigment containing cells on the skin of the squid called that allow them to change color?
Tentacles
Pores
Chromatophores
Siphons
Cephalopod means...
stomach foot
head foot
tentacled
beak foot
What is the function of the pen?
to hold the ink
to remove oxygen from the water
to defend it from predators
to support the body as it moves
Squid have 2 of these involved in oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange allowing them to breathe under water.
gills
arms
lungs
fins
A group of squid is called a
school or class
shoal or squad
pack or gang
gaggle or flock
Squid are of great interest to scientists because of their highly developed __________________ system which allows them to quickly respond to internal & external changes.
Nervous
Digestive
Repiratory
Excretory
Which of these is NOT an adaptation of squid?
Ink
Counter-shading
Chromatophores
Stinging Tentacles
Which does NOT exit the squid through the water jet?
water
waste
ink
blood
Squid & Humans both belong to the __________ Kingdom
Eukarya
Animalia
Cephalopoda
Chordata
There are at least 500 _________ of squid
species
kingdoms
phylum
groups
Squid are primarily considered_______ because their diet consists mostly of small fish, crab, and shrimp
carnivores
omnivores
herbivores
Squid can eject a cloud of ink in a shape that appears to be another squid. This is called a
pseudomorph
pseudopod
chromatophore
metamorph
Squid have a very large ______________ making them of great interest to scientists.
Nerve cell (Giant Axon)
Stomach
Heart
Bladder
Which is not a cephalopod?
shrimp
squid
octopus
cuttlefish
Which is NOT a mollusk?
snail
squid
octopus
coral
The protective coloration of squid in which the side normally in shadow is lighter in color and the side exposed to the sky is darker in color.
counter-shading
cross-counter
chromatid-pairing
optical-lumination