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Classification MOLLUSCS

                   ---Gastropods

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Gastropod FEATURES

4 regions

   head

   visceral hump

   mantle

   foot

2 or 4 sensory tentacles with eyes

Some with shell--single shell, often spiraled

(Shell-less slugs)

Muscular foot

Soft tissue enclosed in mantle

Radula--toothed tongue

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Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Prior Knowledge/Preview
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Inquiry science
       Printable activity
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       On-line activity:

Classification Mollusks: Gastropods online activity WIS

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LAB experiments
       Lab #1 Cone snail investigation HHMI
       Lab #2 Compare snail physiology to humans Snail World
       Lab #3 Snail (Mollusk) Review activity CK-12
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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
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Applications and examples
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EXTENSION material for the curious
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CLASSIFICATION

Protists

Annelids

Echinoderms

Molluscs

   Gastropods

Arthropods

   Insects

   Crustaceans

Nematodes

Fish

Mammals

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