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Where do oyster get their shells?
Oysters create their shells from calcium carbonate and proteins secreted by their mantle tissue. This process occurs continuously throughout their lives as they grow, producing layers of shell material to protect their soft bodies.
What Members of this phylum are named for their soft bodies?
Mollusks are members of this phylum that are overall soft-bodied animals. Their bodies are typically covered by a thin layer called the "mantle" that secretes a hard shell in some species.
Do oysters have feelings?
Oysters do not have the brain capacity to experience feelings or emotions like humans do.
What are soft bodied animals?
Soft-bodied animals are those that lack a hard external skeleton or shell for support and protection. This includes animals such as jellyfish, sea slugs, worms, and octopuses. They may have soft, flexible bodies that allow for movement and flexibility.
Do oysters feel pain when they are harvested for consumption?
The scientific consensus is that oysters do not feel pain in the same way that humans or other animals do. Oysters lack a centralized nervous system and brain, so they do not have the capacity to experience pain.
Are oysters vertebrates?
No. Oysters are bivalve shellfish. Vertebrates are animals with internal skeletons.
Animals with soft bodies and hard shells are called what?
It’s call a skeleton ahhhh I sorry I tried to be funny but failed yaa don’t be like me.
Are oysters found only in the gulf of Mexico or in all bodies of water?
NO
Are soft bodies invertebrates?
Soft bodies have no bones Invertebrates have no back bone You do the math.
What are soft bodies in the animal kingdom?
The term "soft bodies" refer to animals with no skeleton.
Where can Akoya pearls be found naturally?
Akoya pearls are be extracted from Akoya oysters. These oysters can be typically found in large bodies of saltwater. For example, Akoya oysters are traditionally found in the sea area of southern China.
How would you describe a mollusk?
Clams, octopi, oysters, scallops, slugs, snails, and squid are all mollusks. Mollusks have soft bodies and either a 1 shell or 2 shells. Clams and scallops are bivalves, which are 2-shelled mollusks.
What are the names of the marine animals with soft bodies and no backbone?
Marine animals with soft bodies and no backbone are Mollusks.
What are facts about mollusk worms?
this is what i know of mollusk: soft bodies (some have shells) true coelum/body cavity - advanced organs bilateral symmetry examples: octopuses, cuttlefish, muscles/clams/oysters muscular FOOT for movement that should definitely answer your question
What are characteristics of mollusks?
Soft bodies
Do squid have soft bodies?
Yes they do
Mollusks are named for their?
soft bodies
