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How do mollusks eat?
Mollusks eat through their mouth. They eat leaves and decaying matter.
What is the scratchy tonguelike organ of many mollusks?
The scratchy tongue-like organ of many mollusks is the RADULA.
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 a lizards tongue called?
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
What is a snail tongue?
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
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 A Mollusks Radula Is Covered With?
The radula (often compared to a tongue) is covered with spiny "teeth", sometimes razor sharp. These are used to either scrape algae (in herbivores) or to kill and eat prey.
A tonge like organ with rows of teeth?
mollusks have it, it's called the radula.
Is the radula invoved in eating in the mollusks?
yes
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.
What is in a snail mouth?
inside the snails mouth is a tongue called the radula
What is the name of the structure that mollusks use for grasping food?
The structure that mollusks use to grasp food is called a foot. The scientific name of this appendage is the radula.
