Correct! The answer is FALSE.

(#2. The Platte River in Nebraska once had a rich and diverse community of freshwater mussels.)

There is no evidence to indicate the Platte River in Nebraska ever had a large and diverse community of freshwater mussels. The shifting sand bottoms, lack of host fish for the larval stage and the extreme historic flow changes are not conducive to the life of a freshwater mussel.

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