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It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
a starfish has many suction cups on the bottom of it and they have a lot of strength. they climb up on the clam and use their power to force the clam open. On the underside of the starfish has a mouth but they don't really have teeth so they make their food into a liquid and eat.
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A starfish opens a clam by gripping the clam with its arms. The tiny suction cups on the underside of each of the starfish's arms hold the clam while the starfish slowly pulls it open.
Starfish are quite strong. They grab the clam and yank it open
Starfish are quite strong. They grab the oyster and yank it open.
Sea stars use their arms to pry open the shell and then they take out their stomach. After that their stomach injects digesting enzymes which digests the food, and then swallows it's stomach.
it would open it and thing make it go under its stomach to eat/ digest it
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When a hungry sea star finds a clam the clam acts as?
a stimulus
When a hungry sea star find a clam the clam acts as?
a stimulus
Will a sea star be able to eat clams without using its tube feet. Explain?
No, sea stars use their tube feet to pry open the clam's shell and then evert their stomach into the clam to digest its soft tissues. Without the use of tube feet, the sea star would not be able to access the clam's flesh to consume it.
When a huungry sea star finds a clam the clams acts as a?
The liquefied clam is then absorbed into the stomach. They feed often, and their size depends on the amount of food they eat, not on their age
What type of skeleton does the sea star have?
describe the skeliton of the star fish
How does a sea star feed on a clam?
It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
How does a sea star feeding a clam?
It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
How does a sea star open a bivalve such as a clam?
uses the hundreds of tube feet to grasp and pull the shells in opposite directions, which eventually open
How does a sea star feeds on and digests clams?
yes, sea stars can eat clams. They use their tube feet to open the shells and then eat the clams tissue.
Is a sea star a carnivore herbivore or an omnivore?
A sea cucumber is a Herbivore.
Is a sea star a producer or consumer?
A sea star is a consumer because it feeds on other organisms such as bivalves, snails, and small fish. It does not produce its own food through photosynthesis like a producer would.
How does a sea otter eat a clam shell?
a sea otter eats a clam shell by using its strong teeth and paws to pry it open
