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squid are the fastest swimmers among invertebrates. Acavity within the squid is filled with water. the mantle, apowerful muscle squeezes the cavity and expels the water through anarrow opening (the siphon) at high speed. using momentumconservation, explain how this propels the squid forward. How isthe squids swimming mechanisms like a rocket engine?.

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Squid have more than one way to get around One way is to cruise at slow speeds using the paired fins at the rear of the mantle combined with gentle rhythmic pulses of water pushed out of the mantle cavity through the funnel Squid expand the mantle cavity by contracting sets of muscles within the mantle water fills the expanded space the muscles    See Answer
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