Assertion: mollusk's shell | /r/CapableOf | provide protection
Facets:
value: in transport
type: LOCATION
value: as permitting the chiton
type: MANNER
value: from bottom-dwelling predators
type: OTHER
value: at the same time
type: TEMPORAL
value: because of this
type: CAUSE
value: for the mussel
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The shell provides protection for the mussel as the outer layer is made from strong and durable calcium carbonate.
text: Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks.
text: (This argument remains contested by a number of biologists, who claim that the shells actually provide protection from bottom-dwelling predators in transport. ).