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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.
What do mollusks use to scrape food off of rocks?
Radula
Which phyla has a body part called radula and mantle?
mollusca
How can you show radula in pila during dissection and Where it is exactly in pila body?
it was behind nerve ring in the nervous system.
What is a radula and what is it used for?
Certain mollusks have rough raspy tongue-like organs called radulas. These mollusks include snails, and slugs. Another animal called the hagfish lives in marine environments and uses its radula to eat dead carcases in its water environment.
What is the function of a radula?
A radula is a tongue-like organ located in the mouth of a mollusk. It has rows of backward curving teeth that grasp prey.
What is the scratchy tonguelike organ of many mollusks?
The scratchy tongue-like organ of many mollusks is the RADULA.
A radula is a tonguelike organ used by snails to scrape from surfaces?
algae
A gastropods radula enables it to do what?
The radula is a tongue-like organ with rows of teeth that work like files. It is used for scraping and tearing food.
A tonge like organ with rows of teeth?
mollusks have it, it's called the radula.
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.
Is a snails mouth unique?
Yes, a snail's mouth is unique. A snail's mouth contains a specialized organ called a Radula. The Radula is used as a rasp to scrap food particles into the snail's gullet.
DO SNAILS HAVE A TONGUE TO EAT WITH?
Snails have an organ similar to a tongue called a radula. The radula, unlike our tongue, is equipped with hard plates or teeth to assist with scraping or other more specialized lifestyles.
Do oysters have a radula?
No. Oysters do not have a radula
How does a slug get its food?
They eat with their radula-a tonguelike organ with rows of teeth-to obtain food.
Class without the radula in molluscs?
Bivalves do not have a radula.
What type of mollusk does not have a radula?
The radula (or some form of the radula) is found in all classes of mollusks except bivalves (organisms with two shells such as clams).
