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It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
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When a hungry sea star find a clam the clam acts as?
a stimulus
When a hungry sea star finds a clam the clam acts as?
a stimulus
Will a sea star be able to eat clams without using its tube feet. Explain?
No, sea stars use their tube feet to pry open the clam's shell and then evert their stomach into the clam to digest its soft tissues. Without the use of tube feet, the sea star would not be able to access the clam's flesh to consume it.
When a huungry sea star finds a clam the clams acts as a?
The liquefied clam is then absorbed into the stomach. They feed often, and their size depends on the amount of food they eat, not on their age
What type of skeleton does the sea star have?
describe the skeliton of the star fish
How does a sea star feed on a clam?
It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
How does a sea star feeding a clam?
It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
How does a sea star open a bivalve such as a clam?
uses the hundreds of tube feet to grasp and pull the shells in opposite directions, which eventually open
How does a sea star feeds on and digests clams?
yes, sea stars can eat clams. They use their tube feet to open the shells and then eat the clams tissue.
Is a sea star a carnivore herbivore or an omnivore?
A sea cucumber is a Herbivore.
How does a sea otter eat a clam shell?
a sea otter eats a clam shell by using its strong teeth and paws to pry it open
Is a sea star a producer or consumer?
A sea star is a consumer because it feeds on other organisms such as bivalves, snails, and small fish. It does not produce its own food through photosynthesis like a producer would.
