Question

A biologist discovered a new organism and classified it as a mollusk after studying its characteristics. As a mollusk, the animal probably has and a .

Answer 1

A mollusk is like a snail, slug or octopus. They have mantle and a radula.  

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is- Muscular foot and unsegmented soft body.

Mollusk is the second most diversified phylum ( the first being arthropoda) of animals. Organisms under this phylum are predominantly found in the marine habitats.

The name “mollusca” corresponds to the soft body of the organism ( as the earlieast mollusk is cuttlefish, which is an unshelled organism).

Muscular foot is the locomotory organ of this phylum, which can be contracted and retracted whenever required.

Organisms belonging to this phylum share certain characteristics, including a muscular foot, a visceral mass having internal organs, and a mantle, which may or may not secrete calcareous shell ( that is made up of calcium carbonate).