Though it has been argued that mostinvertebratesdo not feel pain, there is some evidence that invertebrates, especially the decapod crustaceans (e.g. crabs and lobsters) and cephalopods (e.g. octopuses), exhibit behavioural and physiological reactions indicating they may have the capacity for this...
Chromatophores are organs that are present in the skin of many cephalopods, such as squids, cuttlefish, and octopuses, which contain pigment sacs that become more visible as small radial muscles pull the sac open making the pigment expand under the skin. Electrical activity within a chromatophore...
In the aquarium’s 35 exhibits, you’ll see playful otters, marvel at mesmerizing jellyfish, learn about cephalopods and meet the great Pacific Octopus. You’ll experience the inside of a wave as it crashes over you, see divers feeding stingrays and sharks, and meet penguins, puffins, and ...
The Mollusca range from the gastropods, which includes snails and slugs, to the highly intelligent Cephalopods which include the octopus and squid.Answer and Explanation: The majority of Mollusca are typically filter-feeders or herbivorous grazers. The filter feeders eat by straining suspended food ...
Squids feed on everything they can grab – from plankton to large fish and even their brethren. The gluttony of these cephalopods is phenomenal. For example, the Humboldt squid, reaching a length of more than 3.5 m and numerous along the western coast of South America, rises at night to ...
They change shape and color, and squirt ink. But they also will return your gaze, "as if they're scrutinizing you."
a) Human. b) Planarian. c) Jellyfish. d) Roundworm. e) Nudibranch. How do protozoans get their nutrition? How does the survival of the fittest apply in an ecosystem that has more predators than prey? Among the Cephalopods, suggest how the external structures of octopuses, squid, nautilus...
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Have a soft mantle that produces a hard shell Many use a soft muscular “foot” for movement Feed by scraping, tearing, stabbing and cutting their food Open circulatory system (except cephalopods) Some with complex, extremely acute and sensitive eyes Name means “soft body” Visceral mass – ...
morphologically based studies have provided valuable information for higher-level relationships. A recent study by Young and Vecchione (1996) used 25 charac- ters to delineate the interfamilial relationships among 17 families of cephalopods. Their findings provided ...