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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).
How many siphons do clams have?
The clam has two siphons excurrent and incurrent
What is a clams mobility?
. The soft-shell clam digs a permanent burrow in which it remains for life unless disturbed. As it grows the clam enlarges and deepens its burrow. When the tide is in, this clam's long "neck" (actually its siphons) is thrust up to the opening of the burrow for feeding. When the tide goes out, the clam withdraws its "neck" and closes its shell until the tide comes in again.
What features of a clam anatomy enable it to survive in a marine environment?
They have a hatchet-shaped foot that allow them to move, incurrent and excurrent siphons through which water passes and then they filter feed in that way, and powerful abductor muscles that draw the shell together to protect the clam's soft body.
Do clams and oysters have gills?
Yes, they do. This helps them filter the food that they ingest.
Name the clams Siphons?
the inhalent and the exhalent siphons
Bivalves take in sea water through hollow tubes called?
siphons. Siphons are specialized structures that allow bivalves to intake and expel water for feeding, respiration, and reproduction.
What are siphons and what is their purpose?
The siphon is part of the mantle of the mollusc, and the water flow is directed to (or from) the mantle cavity. A single siphon occurs in some gastropods. In those bivalves which have siphons, the siphons are paired.
What are the body parts of a clam?
The lobster has many parts, they have 4 Antennae, 2 front claws, eyes, Exoskeleton, Compound eyes, mouth, head, 8 legs, the abdomen and there thorax
What is a sign that a clam is in the area clam?
You will see a clam.
What does a clam start of as?
a clam
Is a manila clam a fresh water clam?
No, the manila clam is saltwater.
