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The symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) that lives in Tridacna clams receive a food source and a safe place to live in exchange for providing the clam with a food source.
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What does a hard clam?
A giant clam eats zooplankton (tiny animals) and phytoplankton (tiny plants) out of the water by filtering through their gills. Clams share a symbiotic relationship with algae that live on their mantle (the skin inside the shell). The clams sit with their mouths wide open in the sun so the algae can use photosynthesis to feed the clam (if the algae don't get enough sun and start to die, the clam eventually will too). The algae feed off of the clams' waste, also, the water the clams suck in provides needed oxygen for the algae. The clam also eats some of the algae each night.worms
What do clam worms eat?
A giant clam eats zooplankton (tiny animals) and phytoplankton (tiny plants) out of the water by filtering through their gills. Clams share a symbiotic relationship with algae that live on their mantle (the skin inside the shell). The clams sit with their mouths wide open in the sun so the algae can use photosynthesis to feed the clam (if the algae don't get enough sun and start to die, the clam eventually will too). The algae feed off of the clams' waste, also, the water the clams suck in provides needed oxygen for the algae. The clam also eats some of the algae each night.worms
What is the largest shell in the Philippines?
The largest shell belongs to the giant clam, Tridacna gigas, whose shell can grow to several hundred pounds, with a length of about 5 feet.
What is a geoduck?
It is a giant clam.
Is a steamed clam supposed to have green inside?
Yes a steamed clam can have green inside it. The green is actually the algae that the clam has eaten.
What do giant squids and giant clam not have in common?
They are different creatures
What is the largest mollusc?
The giant clam.
What is the giant clam ecosystem?
the ocean
What does the giant clam's eyes sense?
no
Where does the fluted giant clam live?
In the water
Can a giant clam open and shut?
YES
Would you capitalize the giant clam in a sentence?
no
