| A | B |
| Mollusca | Phylum of soft bodied animals |
| phora | to have or bear |
| placo | plate |
| poly | many |
| bivalvia | "2 shells", class of mollusks (ex. clam, oysters |
| pelecy | hatchet |
| poda | foot |
| ganglia | system of nerves that conduct impulses |
| cephalopoda | octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus belong to this class |
| gastropoda | snails, slugs and sea hares belong to this class |
| monoplacophora | class of mollusca that have one shell |
| polyplacophora | chiton belong to this class |
| chiton | rolls into a ball when threatened |
| gastro | stomach |
| cephala | head |