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Freshwater pearl mussel

Margaritifera

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Description:

This organism is an oval shape, is brown, and black, and a bumpy edge. This organism lives in both sides of the Atlantic, from the Arctic. An adaptation that they have is being able to create high-quality pearls. Another biome it can live in is native to European rivers and streams.
The eats chemicals they filter and light.

Habitat:

Park River at Watkinson School

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Watkinson School 7th Grade 2018
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PublishedDecember 16, 2018

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