Assertion: oyster | /r/CapableOf | filter the water
Facets:
value: for their food
type: PURPOSE
value: around them
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: through gills
type: MANNER
value: through a process
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Oysters purify the Chesapeake Bay as they filter the water for their food.
text: Although many oysters have adapted to life in poor quality water, they are not as healthy as those oysters that are filtering water that is chemical-free.
text: They are filter feeders, filtering the water around them at a rate of 25 gallons per day to feed on single-cell plants.
text: The most widely known ecological function of the oyster is that they filter the water.
text: They filter the water removing organic and inorganic particles from the water column resulting in cleaner water which positively impacts other species.
text: Oysters filter the water around them through a process called denitrification, which is removing nitrogen from the environment (Ward 2016).
text: Answer: Oysters filter and clean the water.
text: Answer: Oysters filter and clean the water.
text: Oysters filter water through gills in order to separate food from the water they live in.