Because that's how they feed - by filtering tiny plants and animals from the water around them.
Clams are filter feeders because they filter stuff.
Yes, clams are filter feeders.
Clams are filter feeders. They are not parasites, scavengers, predators, or foragers.yes a clam is a scavenger
They are filter feeders, along with clams and mussels.
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Yes, clams do eat. They are filter feeders filtering water for microscopic animals and plants.
Clams do not eat seaweed. They are filter feeders and they eat plankton.
A clam is a type of feeder known as a filter feeder. Filter feeders strain particles like food from the water using an internal filtering system.
Clams tend to be filter feeders and pull water into their shells and then filter out any edible organisms they find there. Typically they eat plankton and bits of algae.
Calico Clams are?æ known as filter feeders. This means that they eat plankton that has been strained using their siphon.
Freshwater clams are filter feeders, so tiny foods like daphnia and rotifers and cyclops work well.
There are quite a few filter feeders living in the oceans. They include sharks, whales, clams, krill, sponges, some species of ducks, and flamingos.