Scallop

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/scallop

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Order Pectinoida
2. What is the diet?Suspension feeder, consuming phytoplankton, zooplankton, and suspended organic matter
3. What makes a scallop able to swim?Scallops close their shells very fast, pushing water out of their body. This jet of water propels them through the water like a tiny submarine.
4. Why do scallops have so many eyes?Scallops can have up to 100 simple eyes along the edge of their shell. These eyes help them notice light, shadows, and movement so they can spot predators.

Bivalve: A class of marine mollusks characterized by a shell composed of two hinged valves.
Adductor Muscle: The powerful muscle used for closing the two valves of the shell, also the primary edible component.
Ocelli: Simple eyes, typically found in invertebrates, that can detect light and shadow but not form complex images.
Suspension Feeder: An organism that obtains food by filtering suspended particles from water.