Bio101 Organism Physiology the Octopus

Organism Physiology: The Octopus

Bio/101

Enteroctopus Dofleini or giant octopus is a marine invertebrate organism that inhabits the oceans off the coast of the United States. Its food source consists of crabs, small fish, clams, mussels and other marine animals. The octopus is predatory by nature and has developed many adaptations in the form of advance specialized organs to aid in its survival.

The octopus has developed several organs that are vital to its survival, the brain/nervous system, complex eyes and arms for capturing its prey. In this paper the topic to discuss is these different organs and how they have adapted physiologically to its environment.

The Giant Octopus has a considerably larger brain in comparison to other Mollusca which...