cephalopod
Cephalopods include octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. This topic is part of Marine Life within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 11 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
cephalopod trivia questions
Octopuses and squids are what type of mollusks?
Answer: Cephalopods
Bonus fact: Cephalopods include octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and nautiluses.
Cephalopod means roughly what?
Answer: Head-foot
Bonus fact: Their limbs are attached around the head.
Which living cephalopod retains an external chambered shell?
Answer: Nautilus
Bonus fact: Nautiluses resemble ancient shelled cephalopods.
What pigment gives cephalopod ink much of its dark color?
Answer: Melanin
Bonus fact: Melanin is the main pigment in cuttlefish ink.
The word “cephalopod” literally refers to what body arrangement?
Answer: Head foot
Bonus fact: Living cephalopods include octopuses, squids, cuttlefishes, and nautiluses.
Which mollusk group includes octopuses and squids?
Answer: Cephalopods
Bonus fact: Cephalopods are highly developed marine mollusks.
A squid is what type of animal?
Answer: Mollusk
Bonus fact: Squid are cephalopod mollusks.
Ammonites were most closely related to modern squid, octopuses, and what?
Answer: Nautiluses
Bonus fact: They were cephalopod mollusks.
An octopus has how many arms surrounding its mouth?
Answer: Eight
Bonus fact: Octopuses are cephalopods with eight arms.
How many arms does an octopus have?
Answer: 8
Bonus fact: Octopuses are cephalopod mollusks.
A cuttlefish is what type of animal?
Answer: Cephalopod mollusk
Bonus fact: Cuttlefish are relatives of squid and octopuses.