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Why do clams close their shell when removed from its watery environment?
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∙ 11y ago
They basically pry open clams because they eat them. They eat muscles, clams, slow fish, etc. They are also actually called Sea Stars since they are not fish and do not have a spine, that category is called invertebrates, Organisms with spines and called vertebrates, which is what we are.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 16y agoClams need water to live and to keep their insides away fron dirt and when taken out they close up to prevent damage to their insides
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∙ 11y agobecause they r scared or froghtened of another critter
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∙ 8y agoTo protect itself, and to trap seawater inside and avoid drying out.
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