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Two functions of a clam's gills are to extract oxygen from the water and separate sand particles from food particles and water when being digested.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agothe cilia is the tiny hairlikestructuresin the gills that move back and forth making water flow over the gills to remove theoxygenform the water
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Mollusks have covering their gills?
cilia
What would happen to a mollusk if the cilia on its gills did not work?
The ciliary tracts of gills move strands of mucous with food particles attached to the mouth. From there, the food is moved by cilia to the stomach. So, if the cilia on the gills didn't work, the mollusk would not receive enough (if any) food. It would die of starvation.
How would you describe the structure of a mollusk's gills?
The gills of bivalves that I have seen, I would describe as looking like a piece of screening covered with cilia.
What organ in your body has the same functions as the gills of a fish?
the lungs
What is the cilia of its mucosa beat upward toward the larynx?
The cilia of the primary bronchi mucosa functions by beating upward towards the larynx. As such, they conduct air into both lungs.
Apical epithelial cell structures functions in the movement of materials across the surface of the cell?
cilia
Describe the movement of food from the current siphon through 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 mucus on the gills
What are the main functions of a nose?
the nosetrills,nasal cavity,mucus membrame,cilia,olfactory nerves and olfactory bulb.
These are short hair-like organelles on the surface of a eukaryotic cell used for locomotion or sensory functions?
The correct answer to this is cilia.
How clams get food?
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.
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 do aquatic mollusks breathe?
Mollusks breathe using gills inside the mantle cavity which are thin, blood-filled, whip like filaments covered with tiny cilia. Hope this Helps!
