Giant Squid

scientist who studies squid

a tubelike structure on a squid or octopus used to eject water from the body sac during breathing locomotion

a machine that measures the depths of the ocean

waxy substance found in the digestive system of sperm whales

– the place where an animal or plant grows or lives

22. Growth rings of the giant squid are located in tiny ear bones called ____________________.

the ear bone of a squid, which helps the animal maintain its balance underwater

– living things and their environments functioning as a unit

The ocean is part of the squid’s ____________________.

member of an advanced group of mollusks, characterized by head, big brain, arms with suckers, and beak

variety of life in genetics, species, and ecosystems

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