list several featyures of clam anatomy that enable it to survive in a marine environment?
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list several features of a clam anatomy that enable it to survive in a marine environment.
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Looking at clams. List several features of clams that enable it to survive in a marine environment. What are their functions? How do these features help a clam survive in marine conditions?
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1. What does the term bivalve mean? What is the umbo? How do the rings on the shell form? What can we determine from the series of rings? 2. How are the shells of the clam held together? Explain how to pry open the shells of the clam. 3. Name the fleshy membrane that lines the inside of the shell. What is its function? How does the clam produce a pearl? 4. How can you recognize the gills? What is their function? What is the importance of the large surface area of the gills? 5. What type of feeding do clams have? Explain what this term means. How do the gills help in this process? 6. Describe the foot and give its function. 7. What are labial palps? What are they for? 8. What is the visceral mass? Identify the structures that are visible in a dissected visceral mass. What is the greenish structure? What is its function? What is the yellowish material? Describe the intestines. 9. What kind of circulatory system do clams have? Describe it. Compare it to the type of system we have. Where is the heart located? What structure passes through the cavity in which the heart is found? 10. Was a brain visible in the dissection? Describe the nervous system of the clam. (use the study guide)
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