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How do Bivalves obtain food by?
Like fish, bivalve mollusks breathe through their gills. As filter feeders, bivalves gather food through their gills. Some bivalves have a pointed, re...
What are bivalves?
What organisms are bivalves?Why are bivalves called bivalves?What are three examples of bivalves?What are the 4 types of bivalves?Is Oyster a bivalve...
What do bivalves lack that other classes have?
Unlike all other mollusks, bivalves lack a distinct head with all of its associated organs (tentacles, radula, etc.), and have a pair of shells (calle...
How does a bivalve eat?
As filter feeders, bivalves gather food through their gills. Some bivalves have a pointed, retractable "foot" that protrudes from the shell and digs i...
How do bivales move?
As filter feeders, bivalves gather food through their gills. Some bivalves have a pointed, retractable "foot" that protrudes from the shell and digs i...
In which plane are bivalves flattened?
The shell is typically bilaterally symmetrical, with the hinge lying in the sagittal plane. Adult shell sizes of bivalves vary from fractions of a mil...
How do bivalve get there food?
Like fish, bivalve mollusks breathe through their gills. As filter feeders, bivalves gather food through their gills. Some bivalves have a pointed, re...
How do bivalves feed?
The posterior leaflike gills serve principally for respiration; feeding is carried out by the palp proboscides, which collect surface detritus. ... Th...
How do Bivalves move?
Some bivalves have a pointed, retractable "foot" that protrudes from the shell and digs into the surrounding sediment, effectively enabling the creatu...