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What are two locations in the body that gasses are exchanged?
lungs and mouth
Is a clam a fish?
No, a clam is not a fish. Clams are mollusks, specifically bivalve mollusks, and are characterized by having a two-part shell. Fish, on the other hand, are aquatic animals with fins, gills, and a backbone.
What are the functions of gills and the cilia on the gills?
Two functions of a clam's gills are to extract oxygen from the water and separate sand particles from food particles and water when being digested.
What gasses are exchanged in the lungs?
There are two main gasses that are exchanged in the lungs: carbon dioxide and oxygen. The lungs use tiny air chambers called alveoli to take in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide.
Where is the mantle of a clam located?
The mantle of the clam lines the valves, and serves to secrete calcium carbonate in the formation of the clam's shell while protecting the clam's visceral mass.
How fishes got smell in them?
There are two explanations They smell because of ther bodies natural gasses and liquids inside of them, the mucus on there gills may secreet an oder, and there enviroment.
What are the clam's siphons names?
The clam has two siphons. The excurrent siphon (which expels water and waste out of the clam) and the incurrent siphon (which brings oxygen and food and water into the clam).
What holds two clam shells together?
the mussel of the clam keeps the shell together. But they can open it if the want.
How many gills are located on each side?
There are two gills located on each side of a perch. The Opercula is the covering that protect the gills.
What is the average amount of gills a fish has?
Just as we have a left and a right Lung, fish have left and right gills, so they all have two sets of gills.The average is two because the number of gills for all fish is two
What does a clam look like?
If you shine a flashlight or some other light inside the crack then you will see what looks like the light and dark pieces of turkey that you eat on Thanksgiving but it also looks like the fish meat after you cut the skin off. This would be the inside of a clam and if you turn the clam upside down and dirt comes out then that means that the clam is dead and the dirt used to be the meat or if it's heavy then it has meat in it. If it isn't heavy then it's dead. 1 last thing DON'T EAT IT IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH!!! If you want to find out if it's safe to eat then just go to the place to where you type in websites and just type in e-how.com and type in how can you tell if a clam is good to eat and it should tell you
How is the hinge ligament in relation to the two halves of a clam?
The hinge ligament is a flexible structure that connects the two halves (valves) of a clam shell at the hinge. It acts as a spring to allow the shell to open and close. When the adductor muscles relax, the hinge ligament helps the clam's shell to open.
