BILLION OYSTERS PROJECT
I am a keystone species
oysters
phytoplankton is an example of a...... because they make their own food.
producers
What does abiotic mean?
Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are all forms of symbiotic relationship. Using this, what is symbiosis?
A description of long-term relationship in the same space
Because I do not have a backbone, but I have an exoskeleton, I am considered an
invertebrate
What is BOP trying to do?
Restore one billion oysters to the NY Harbor.
This characteristic of living things prevents it from getting harm. Hint I move my hands aways from the fire to avoid getting burn
response to the environment
sun
when both species benefit
mutualism
Oysters filter the water to eat. This makes oysters…
Filter feeders.
Why are oysters so important to the New York Harbor?
They are filter feeders, they have a plethora of positive interactions with other organisms in the harbor, they are a keystone species, they make oyster reefs (anyone of these answers or something along these lines)
I do not make my own food which makes me a
consumer
The measurement of a waters cloudiness. (Recall our graphing activity)
Turbidity
when 1 benefit and 1 is harmed
parasitism
I eat the same food and share the same space with barnacles. This is what kind of interaction?
Competition
why does the BOP want to restore oysters to the NY Harbor
Oysters serve an important role in their ecosystem, helping not only the organisms in the New York harbor, but humans as well! (Recall the oyster video we watched)
predator
I am the gas that plants take in and oysters give off.
carbon dioxide
when 1 benefit and 1 is unaffected
Because I do not make my own food nor have a cell wall or chloroplast, I am what kind of living thing?
animal
...shows the flow of energy and matter in an ecosystem
food web
Who is the primary energy source on our food webs?
The sun!
Its shell.
Oysters get energy by filter-feeding, which clears the water column and makes it easier for sunlight to move through it. This helps eelgrass, which gets energy through photosynthesis. Eelgrass also grows rooted at a muddy shoreline. Their roots stabilize the shore, and prevent oysters from suffocating in muddy sediment. What type of interaction is this?
Mutualism
Name five properties of living things.