Unit 7: Worms and Molluscs

Click to see the sign off sheet for the Worms and Mollusks unit.

Click to see the PowerPoint presentation on Marine Worms.

Click to read the article "Bizarre Deep Sea Worms Dine on Whale Bones."

Click to go to the various pictures for the Clam Anatomy lab. Click for the pictures of a whole clam, inside the valve, left mantle removed, both lamellae removed, visceral mass wall removed, intestine/heart.

Click to watch the NOVA video "The Perfect Pearl."

Click to read the article "Living Color - Toxic Nudibranchs."

Click to see a microscopic view of a gastropod radula (at the bottom of the page) or a the first drawing or second drawing of a radula.

Click to see a short cone snail video.

Click to see a short octopus video. Or here to see a video on cephalopod's amazing ability to camouflage.

Click to read the article "How Smart is the Octopus?"

Click to see diagrams of squid anatomy.

Click to see the video Ultimate Guide to the Octopus. If that link doesn't work, try here.

Click here to see the a short video of the first photos of a giant squid in its natural habitat and here to see a TED talk about recording the first videos of the giant squid.