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its uses gilles for respiration and they can only move by shooting water through their hinge and propelling forward

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Where does a shell come from?

A living aquatic creature such as a snail, clam, or mollusk.


Is a clam a fish?

No, a clam is not a fish. Clams are mollusks, specifically bivalve mollusks, and are characterized by having a two-part shell. Fish, on the other hand, are aquatic animals with fins, gills, and a backbone.


What makes the bands on a clam shell?

the mantle


What makes a clam a clam?

its uses gilles for respiration and they can only move by shooting water through their hinge and propelling forward


What does alga do?

Mutualism: mutually beneficial association between different kinds of organisms n Example: A clam and algae o The alga lives inside the shell of the clam and provides the clam with the oxygen and food the clam needs to survive. In return the clam supplies the alga with protection, carbon dioxide and nutrients.


What is the function of the mantle of a clam?

The mantle of a clam protects the clam from sunlight in shelled mollusks, the mantle is the organ that forms the shell, and adds to the shell to increase its size and strength as the animal grows.


Why is the steam of aquatic plants weak?

Vascular tissue is the tissue which makes steam strong . As their are no such tissue in steam of aquatic plant it makes them weak.


What is a sign that a clam is in the area clam?

You will see a clam.


Can a clam breathe under water?

Yes. All aquatic animals have respiratory organs of one sort or another - usually gills - to absorb dissolved oxygen from the water.


What group used false science to clam whites were the superior race?

Any group that makes that clam eventually invokes some junk science to bolster its clam. Examples that come to mind are the Nazis, the Klan, and any orthodox strain of so-called political 'nativism'.


What does a clam start of as?

a clam


What is the habitat of the common clam worm?

Clams (the salt water kind) live in the inter-tidal zone to shallow ocean. Fresh water clams live in the bottom of rivers or lakes.