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How do freshwater clams move?

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They use a muscular foot to move around on the floor of the lake or stream or something.

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How does a clam move?
The clam has a tongue like appendage that it slips through a lightly opened shell, and with this pulls itself.
Why do clams move?
to burrow themselves
How a clam moves?
Jet propulsion, the Clam quickly opens and closes it's shell taking in water and squirting it out again, pushing it through the water.
What do freshwater clams eat?
Most freshwater clams eat only phytoplankton, which are microscopic plants that float in the water column.
How do freshwater clams digest food?
Freshwater clams digest food threw grooves in there gills. After it is digested it is brung threw the body of the clam, putting vitamins and other nutritious food threw the body.