Food Chains
A bird is a producer or consumer and why?
consumer
Give an example of a producer
Any plants
What watershed is Barstow a part of?
The Chesapeake Bay watershed
What is 1 way oysters provide benefits?
- anything with habitat, filtration, or economics
True or Fals
Oysters are important to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
What is a consumer?
Something that eats something else, plant or animal, to get energy
What is the main source of energy for life?
The Sun
Name one state that the Chesapeake Bay passed through
Virginia
How does oyster filtration provide a benefit?
Not just clean water
- clears water of algae so fish can breathe
or
-clears algae so the sun can reach the sea plants
What salinity level do oysters need to survive?
5 ppt or higher
What is a producer?
Something that gets it energy from the sun/makes it own food
Give an example of a consumer
Anything that eats something else
How was John Smith's bay different than the one see today?
It was more clear
There were more types of life
There were oyster towers in the water
What is 1way oysters provide an economic benefit?
Either
-money from selling oysters or
creating jobs for oyster businesses
What project are 5th graders going to participate in to help oysters?
Reef balls
A mushroom is what part of a food chain
Decomposer
Give an example of a scavenger
vulture
hyena
etc
What type of water is in the Chesapeake Bay?
Brackish water
-Habitat
-Filter
-Economic/money
What are 2 things human can do to help the oyster population?
- follow harvest laws
-plant oyster farms
-clean up pollution
Describe a 4 step food chain
Example
seed-mouse-snake-hawk
What is an omnivore?
Animal that eats both plants and meat
What is an animal interaction in the Chesapeake Bay?
Example
barnacle living on oyster
rockfish eating a smaller fish
etc
What are 2 ways that oysters can provide economic benefits?
-create jobs for other people
What are other measurable aspects for determining if an environment is good for oysters? Name 1
- turbidity-sediment in water
-amount of dissolved oxygen
-amount of salt in the water
-depth of the water