A team of experts found a new clam. The clam came from Asia. It now lives on the east coast. This is the first time this clam is here. Experts from three places made this find. They wrote about it in a science book. This is a big deal. Now they can study this clam.
The Manila clam comes from faraway places. It comes from Russia and China. In the 1900s, people moved it to many coasts. The clam is very popular to eat. It creates a huge food business. The business is worth billions of dollars each year. But the clam causes problems. It takes food from local sea creatures. It multiplies very fast. It harms the natural environment.
Dr. Aly Putnam works at a university. She looks for these clams. In summer 2025, she was on an island. A former student sent her a picture. The picture showed a Manila clam. Another expert named Carolina helped look. They found many empty clam shells on the island. Other experts heard about strange clams from fishermen since 2023.
Sources: phys.org
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. found | a. creates |
| 2. comes | b. searches |
| 3. moved | c. unusual |
| 4. popular | d. displayed |
| 5. causes | e. originates |
| 6. looks | f. well-liked |
| 7. sent | g. discovered |
| 8. showed | h. received |
| 9. heard | i. shared |
| 10. strange | j. transferred |
1.g 2.e 3.j 4.f 5.a 6.b 7.i 8.d 9.h 10.c