In a Tide Pool, a Student Encounters an Organism with a Hard

question 88

Multiple Choice

In a tide pool, a student encounters an organism with a hard outer covering that contains much calcium carbonate, an open circulatory system, and gills. The organism could potentially be a crab, a shrimp, a barnacle, or a bivalve. The presence of which of the following structures would allow for the most certain identification of the organism?

• A) a mantle
• B) a heart
• C) a body cavity
• D) a filter-feeding apparatus
• E) eyes

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