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How do herbivores snails and slugs use their radula to obtain food?
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∙ 13y ago
It it used for feeding (NovaNet) :)
Demetrius Parisian
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∙ 12y agoA Radula is a structure in snails and other mollusks that is used to scrape food off of a surface and transfer it into the gullet. It works like a conveyor belt. If you were t o be licked by it, it would feel quite similar to a cat's tongue.
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∙ 14y agoThe radula is an anatomical structure found in mollusks and used for feeding. It is a minutely toothed chitinous plate. (Like two conveyor belts facing each other, scraping surfaces for food.)
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∙ 13y agoGastropods use the radula to scrape food particles.
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∙ 13y agoThey tear and scrape plant tissue that they move across.
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∙ 11y agoSome mollusks use a radula to mainly scrape algae off rocks.
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∙ 13y agothey use it like an abrasive conveyor belt: scraping organic food particles into their esophagus.
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∙ 11y agoIt it used for feeding (NovaNet) :)
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What is an invertebrate that uses a radula to acquire its nutrients?
both slugs and snails use a structure called a radula to eat.
What are some animals with a radula?
i believe the answer is snails and slugs and sometimes worms
Do land snails have teeth?
slugs and snails have a mandible structure called a radula. visit external links for more information on this structure.
What phylum does radula belong to?
The radula belongs to the phylum Mollusca. It is a feeding structure found in most classes of mollusks, such as snails, slugs, and some cephalopods like octopuses. The radula is a ribbon-like structure covered in rows of tiny teeth that are used to scrape or shred food.
What do snails have but slugs don't have?
Snails have shells and slugs don't.
How are the snails and slugs different from each other?
snails have shells slugs don't it is obvious
What animal helps make gum?
snails and slugs snails and slugs
Are golden moles herbivores?
Most golden mole species live on earthworms, snails, slugs and insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers and termites so NO they are not herbivores, they are carnivores.
Arer slugs and snails in the park?
Sometimes snails and slugs can be in the park but it's not really rare to be found in parks. Snails and Slugs can be found mostly in gardens.
Do Mollusks includes snails and slugs?
Yes, mollusks includes snails and slugs.
Is there a phobia name for the fear of slugs?
The phobia of snails and slugs is called Molluscophobia.
Mollusks except for the filter feeding bivalves have a specialized feeding organ known as the?
radula. The radula is a tongue-like organ equipped with rows of small, chitinous teeth that are used to scrape or rasp food particles off surfaces. It is primarily found in gastropods such as snails and slugs, but is also present in other mollusk groups like chitons and some cephalopods.
