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Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Importance of Mollusks
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Importance of Mollusks
Mollusks are one of the most diverse and important animal groups in the ecosystem. These animals include snails, clams, squids, and octopuses. Mollusks play vital roles in food webs by acting as grazers, filter feeders, and prey for many larger animals. Th...
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Mollusks are soft-bodied animals, often protected by a shell, and they play an important role in nature and our everyday lives.
Clams, mussels, oysters, squid, and octopuses are all mollusks that people eat around the world.
Some, like abalone, are expensive delicacies that cost hundreds of dollars per pound.
Some mollusks, lik...
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