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to allow the clam to filter feed
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What is the function of the tooth like projections at the dorsal edge of the valves?
They help to allow the clams to filter feed.
What is the function of the tooth-like projections at the dorsal edge of the clams valves?
to allow the clam to filter feed
What is the function of the tooth-like projections at the dorsal edge of the valves?
They help to allow the clams to filter feed.
Why are snails called univalvers?
Valves means "shells." Bivalves ( two valves ) are clams. Gastropods (snails) have one shell.
What is a toothlike projection?
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Is a clam a mollusk?
Yes, a clam is a mollusk. Clams have soft bodies, which typify mollusks. Clams are part of a sub-family of mollusks called bi-valves.
Bi word with having 2 valves?
A "bivalve" is a mollusk that has a hinged shell divided into two halves or "valves," such as clams, oysters, and mussels.
What is the function of the tooth-like projections at the dorsal edge of the clam's valves?
to allow the clam to filter feed
What do bivalves look like?
Bivalves are creatures that have a shell of 2 hinged valves like a mollusk, oyster, and clam.
What holds the two valves together in a clam?
The clam does. Clams and other bivalves have very strong muscles that hold the shells tightly closed whenever they're in danger.
Small toothlike structures on the skin of cartilaginous fishes?
they are called plaqiod scales or dermal denticals.
Compound nouns using tooth?
toothless. toothache. toothpick. toothsome. toothwort. toothiest. toothlike. toothcomb.
