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waxy substance found in the digestive system of sperm whales
ambergris
member of an advanced group of mollusks, characterized by head, big brain, arms with suckers, and beak
cephalopod
– living things and their environments functioning as a unit
ecosystem
a tubelike structure on a squid or octopus used to eject water from the body sac during breathing locomotion
funnel
– the place where an animal or plant grows or lives
habitat
scientist who studies squid
teuthologist
an animal belonging to the mollusk group (Phylum Mollusca) which includes snails, clams, octopuses, cuttlefishes, chambered nautiluses, and squids; while they are all soft bodied animals, some mollusks have strong shells and others do not
mollusk
the ear bone of a squid, which helps the animal maintain its balance underwater
statolith
a machine that measures the depths of the ocean
depth recorder
variety of life in genetics, species, and ecosystems
biodiversity
22. Growth rings of the giant squid are located in tiny ear bones called ____________________.
statolith
The ocean is part of the squid’s ____________________.
ecosystem
