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What are mussels?
small animals that live inside shells
What reason does the author give to explain why mussels are important?
They make water cleaner.
How would you describe the relationship between mussels and water?
Mussels get food from the water, and the water gets cleaner because of the mussels.
What is the main idea of this text?
Mussels are small animals that help to clean water, so people are trying to bring them back.
How do mussels eat?
They filter small bits of food from the water.
Why did the mussels leave the Delaware River?
pollution or flooding
What body part do mussels use to dig down into the mud and sand?
their one small foot
Why are people counting the mussels in some streams and rivers?
Researchers want to know which streams need more mussels.
