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What is the movement of food through the clam's digestive system?
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Water and food particles are drawn in through one siphon to the gills where tiny, hair-like cilia move the water, and the food is caught in mucus on the gills. From there, the food-mucus mixture is transported along a groove to the palps which push it into the clam's mouth. The second siphon carries away the water. The gills also draw oxygen from the water flow.
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Do clams poop?
clams just do there do do
Where do clam seeds come from?
Clams.
Why do clam sqirt water?
Clams suck in and expel water through their siphon tubes to filter food particles out of the water, to breathe (by running the water over gills), and to eliminate waste.
Does a clam reproduce sexually or asexually?
Clams have sexual reproduction. A male clam releases his sperm into the water at the same time that a female clam releases her eggs into the water. Somehow the male and female clams know how to do it at the same time and somehow the sperm and the eggs get together.
Where do all clams live?
Well, there are different types of clams...so they dont all live together. There is one question I found: Where do clams live? The answer was:they live in various places. In the water most likely.I find that a little confusing because you don't know exactly where they live. Maybe you can find the answer in a science book or another website.
The nervous system of clams does not include what?
The nervous system of clams often does not include the circulation system. The nervous system does not include the shell or the digestive system either.
What is the difference between the digestive system of a clam and the digestive system of a human?
Well, clams filter feed, so I don't think they actually have digestive systems at all. I would imagine, with all the stuff floating in seawater, that they simply absorb nutrients out of the brine they filter through themselves.
Do clams have a complete or incomplete digestive tract?
They have complete digestive system.
Do clams have complete or incomplete digestive tracts?
incomplete
Can small clams eat tadpole poop?
Clams feed on tiny particles of whatever matter is suspended in the water. They draw the water in through their siphons and strain any particles through a pair of gills. Waste matter is ejected after passing through their digestive systems.
What does clams eats?
They digest through the grooves in their gills. Then they bring the food in through thr radula to their mouth. The food then goes to the digestive gland and to the intestine. Finally, the waste leaves through the anus.
Do clams have digestive systems?
Quite likely, otherwise, how would they digest their food?
What is the digestive system of the clam?
water and food particles are drawn in through one siphon to the gills where tiny, hair-like cilia move the water, and the food is caught in miscue on the gills. Then the food -muscus mixture is transported along a groove to the palls which push it into the clams mouth.
How many digestive glands does a starfish have?
When the starfish catches its prey, it prys open the mollusk with its arms. Then it injects its stomach and dissolves the insides of the mollusk. It then brings its stomach back into its own body and digests the food. It is basically turns its stomach inside out.
Do clams like warm water?
If it's before cooking, add some cornmeal so the clams can clean out their digestive track (less poo). If it's after cooking, no. don't do that.
What does the digestive glands do for a crayfish?
the clam uses the digestive glands for chemical digestion needed for some of their food
Do clams have feelings?
No, they do not have a central nervous system.
