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The snail's "tongue" is known as the radula. It is covered with chitinous teeth, which the snail uses to scrape plant matter (if it's a herbivorous species) or flesh (if it's a carnivorous species) for feeding.
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A radula is a tonguelike organ used by snails to scrape from surfaces?
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Is a mug a shell structure?
yes it is because like a snail shell protects the snail the mug protects the liquid inside it.
Does a snail have musk?
No. Snails do not have a gland or other biological structure that creates musk.
Is snail a vertebr8 or invertebr8 animal?
Invertebrate. No spine or internal bone structure.
What does a snail's skeleton look like?
Snails are invertebrates and have no interior skeletal structure. The snail's outer skin layer, the section called the "mantle" secretes calcium carbonate from which the snail's shell takes form and grows with the snail. The snail shell could be loosely referred to as an exoskeleton as it serves as a retreat and protective housing for the snail's organs.
What is the scratchy tonguelike organ of many mollusks?
The scratchy tongue-like organ of many mollusks is the RADULA.
What structure on a squid analogous to a snails shell?
A squid's tentacles are homologous to the snail's foot.
Can a snail make its own food?
A snail does not produce its own food:A snail breaks up its food using the radula, which is a chitinous structure containing microscopic hooks called cuticulae. With this the snail scrapes at food, which is then transferred to the digestive tract. This is why, in a quiet setting, a large land snail can be heard 'crunching' its food: the radula is tearing away at what it is eating.
Is the snail shaped structure of the inner ear?
A spiral needs a smaller space than the same length stretched out.
What structure puts the snail in the classification of a gastropod?
Gastropod literally means "stomach-foot" the bottom of the snail (where it inches along) is called the foot. In its visceral mass is the stomach where you get the term stomach foot or gastropod.
Do snails make their own?
A snail does not produce its own food:A snail breaks up its food using the radula, which is a chitinous structure containing microscopic hooks called cuticulae. With this the snail scrapes at food, which is then transferred to the digestive tract. This is why, in a quiet setting, a large land snail can be heard 'crunching' its food: the radula is tearing away at what it is eating.
How does a slug get its food?
They eat with their radula-a tonguelike organ with rows of teeth-to obtain food.
