Q: What is the tissue beneath a mollusks' shell called?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Mollusks have ventral nerve cords. The tissue beneath the shell is called the mantle. The mantle cavity contains hemolymph. Figure 15.33 Which of the following statements about common features of chordates is true? a. The dorsal hollow nerve cord is part of the chordate central nervous system. In vertebrate fishes, the pharyngeal slits become the gills. Humans are not chordates because humans do not have a tail. Vertebrates do not have a notochord at any point in their development; instead, they have a vertebral column.

 Choices:

- cartilage

- skin

- mucous

- mantle


A:
mantle