The world is your oyster!
What is an oyster?
A filter-feeding bivalve
What family are oysters a part of?
Mollusk. A mollusk is an invertebrate which means it does not have a backbone!
What is a living shoreline?
A shoreline that promotes life and provides habitat. They may have smooth cordgrass or oyster reefs.
What is the grass we are studying called?
Smooth cordgrass!
What is a bivalve?
A mollusk with two shells hinged together
How do oysters eat?
Filter feeding! This means an oyster takes in water, filters out its food and then releases cleaner water out into the bay.
How do oyster reefs restore the shoreline?
Oyster reefs create a natural barrier that slows wave energy while still allowing water to pass through.
What is a watershed?
An area that drains to a common point.
What is a filter feeder?
An organism that feeds by straining food particles from the water
Name one part of an oyster.
Gill, palp, digestive gland, stomach, Aductor muscle!
What type of oyster is found in our bay?
The Eastern Oyster
What does it mean to be a carnivorous plant? What plant do we know that is native to Florida is carnivorous?
It means that the plant gets most of its nutrients from consuming live prey, like insects. Pitcher plant!
How much water can an oyster filter a day?
50 gallons!
What do oysters do for our bay?
Improves the water quality of our bay!
What does it mean to be planktonic? Are oysters planktonic? When?
Free-floating! Which means they go where the water takes them. Yes, oysters are planktonic during the larval stage.
What is salinity?
The measurement of salt in water.
What is phytoplankton?
A free-floating microscopic plant
What salinity do Oysters prefer to live in?
24-28ppt
What part of the oyster allows it to settle on a hard surface?
The foot!
What unit is salinity measured in? What salinity do Smooth Cordgrass like to live in?
PPT
10-20 PPT