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What surrounds a mollusks visceral mass?
The visceral mass of a mollusk is surrounded by the mantle, a tissue that secretes the shell in many species. This structure provides protection for the internal organs and helps regulate water and gas exchange.
What is the thin folded membranous tissue that envelopes most of the visceral mass in mollusks?
The Mantle
Describe the bodies and body supports of mollusks?
Mollusks generally have a soft body enclosed in a protective shell made of calcium carbonate. The body consists of a muscular foot for movement, a visceral mass for digestion and reproduction, and a mantle that secretes and maintains the shell. Some mollusks, like snails, also have a radula for feeding.
What is most of the earths mass in?
Most of the mass of the Earth is in the mantle, most of the rest in the core; the part we inhabit is a tiny fraction of the whole
How much mass does the mantle have?
The mantle is estimated to have a mass of about 67% of Earth's total mass, which is approximately 4.01 x 10^24 kilograms.
What traits do mollusks have?
They have a mascular foot, a visceral mass, and a mantle.
What part of the mollusk contains the organs?
visceral mass
What phylum contains members with a muscular foot visceral mass and mantle?
Mollusca.
What is a clam's mantle cavity?
space between mantle and visceral mass. Digestive, reproductive, and excretory systems all empty into mantle cavity, so basically all of its poop pours into it.
What surrounds a mollusks visceral mass?
The visceral mass of a mollusk is surrounded by the mantle, a tissue that secretes the shell in many species. This structure provides protection for the internal organs and helps regulate water and gas exchange.
What is the thin folded membranous tissue that envelopes most of the visceral mass in mollusks?
The Mantle
The thin folded membranous tissue that envelops most of the visceral mass in mollusks is known as .?
The mantle
The thin folded membranous tissue that envelops most of the visceral mass in mollusks is known as what?
The thin folded membranous tissue that envelops most of the visceral mass in mollusks is called the mantle. The mantle is common on all mollusks, including those that live in freshwater.
Which of these statements about the evolutionary tree of animals is incorrect?
The mantle, foot, and visceral mass are all parts of a(n)
Does a snail have a visceral mass?
A snail does have a visceral mass
Does cnidaria have a pharynx?
I don't think they do...I could be wrong but I think all mollusks have a foot, visceral mass, and a mantle.
The visceral mass is?
The area in a mollusk in which the majority of its organs are stored.All mollusks have a visceral mass, a mantle, and a foot. The visceral mass contains the digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs. The mantle is a covering. It may secrete a shell. The foot is muscular and is used for locomotion, attachment, and/or food capture.
