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The rings on a clam shell are an indicator of age. Like the rings in a tree stump, each ring represents another year.
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How you found the age of a shell or snail?
By the number of rings on their shells.
Animals with shell?
There are many animals that fit this description. There are turtles, clams, and mollusks. I would add insects to this list, but technically the covering they have is a skeleton, an exoskeleton, and so it would not be considered.
What does faint rings mean?
faint rings means fat rings i think
What do razor clams eat?
Giant clams are an intermediate. They basically feed on phytoplankton (tiny microscopic plants). But they also house a type of algae in their mantle that produces sugar for them. That makes them somewhat in between consumer and producer...
What is the outside shell of an atom?
A shell of an atom is meant to contain or hold an electron floating around the nucleus. They don't actually cover the whole atom. They're rings made of the electrons that float in orbit around the atom.but the answer is electron paths
How can you tell a salt water clams age?
If I remember correctly, you count the rings in the shell.
What is the oldest part of clams shell called and how can it be located?
The oldest part of the clam shell is called the umbo. It is the portion closest to the hinge and is found by following the growth rings to their center.
How can you tell how old a clam is?
The clam's shell has growth rings on them. All you have to do is count.Clams grow slightly bigger each year as they age. The put an extra bit on the edge of their shell to accommodate this and you can estimate a clams age by counting the ridges of this shell addition.
What do the rings on the clams shell indicate?
The rings on a clam show where the growth of one year ends. Basically you can count the rings to see how old the clam is just like a tree! Each ring shows the growth of that year.
What is the thing that clams have that fish not have?
a shell
What type of Clams are used for Clam strips?
Soft shell clams -- called steamers -- are usually used for fried clams.
What does bivalves mean?
two leaves - it refers to the clams, oysters and other mollusks that have two parts to their shell. fu
How do clams call their friends?
On their shell phones!
Are clams shell fish?
No. Are you really that dumb?
How hard is a clams shell?
really hard
How do hard shell clams reproduce?
magic
Can hard shell clam can be eaten?
can cherrystone clams be eaten on the half-shell
