Operation: Conservation
Name the 3 agencies/ teams.
What is stingray striker, ghost shrimp, gator guard?
The animal at the top of the food chain is defined as what?
What is apex predator?
The name of the beach that we went to in town?
What is East Beach?
Name three shorelines.
What is... hardened, natural, living?
Name 5 of the Sea Camp counselors.
What is.....
What kind of water do we have in Davis Bayou?
What is brackish water?
Tiny plants that spark the ocean’s food web.
What are phytoplankton?
Oil that is accidentally released in the environment.
What is an oil spill
What is marshes, barrier islands, oyster reefs, seagrass beds?
The secret ingredient in the Krabby Patty formula.
What is crab meat?
The 2 types of grasses that dominate the tidal salt marsh Davis Bayou?
What is Smooth Cordgrass and Black Needle Rush?
The variety of life in all it’s forms, from bacteria to entire ecosystems such as forests or coral reefs.
What is biodiversity?
Name two sampling methods we used on the beach?
What is siene net, yabby pump, dip nets?
Name the closest island to the coastline.
What is Deer Island?
Do the stingray shuffle.
Best demonstration
What is the name of the boat used to tour Davis Bayou?
What is the Miss Peetsy B?
An organism that holds an ecosystem together, if removed from an ecosystem, that ecosystem might collapse or fundamentally change.
What is a keystone species?
The secret message decoded in coral during Benthic Spies?
What is leak, oil, crab or point source, oil spill, dolphin.
Name a local fish species that can go from freshwater to saltwater.
What is a sturgeon?
Finish the statement: "hydrate or ____"
What is die-drate?
What is the bird of prey most commonly found along the coast?
What is osprey?
One of the most abundant species on Earth that support the ocean’s food web.
What is a copepod?
Areas in oceans or large lakes where oxygen levels are low and cannot support marine life.
What is a Dead Zone?
Name one consequence of erosion.
What is change coastlines, destroy habitats, increase flooding, wash away sand and soil?
Name 3 of the barrier islands.
What is...