Chesapeake Bay Research

1. Chesapeake Bay Research BY: Alexus Thomas

2. Why is it important to have a variety of animals? • It is important to have a variety of animals living in the bay . Oysters are important to the bay because they are the animals that can keep the habitat healthy . Sea grass are important to the bay because it is important to the bay because it is the main food to most animals. Blue Crabs are important because it is an important source of food to us. My research will show that sea grass ,blue crabs, and oysters are important

3. Oysters Oysters are important to the bay because they are animals that can keep the bay habitat healthy .oysters live in the aquatic reef .oysters will have dirty looks they grow into adults. Some types of oysters would filter feed planktons as a source of food to them. Filter feeding would help to keep the bay clean. Also oysters produce pearls which when fishermen fish and catch them they can they can make money off them. Oysters have two shells to clean themselves and to feed their babies.

4. Sea grass Sea grass are important to the bay because it is the main food to most animals. sea grass are flowering marine plants which have tree roots and feed planktons. sea grass sea grass are the main food to dun hogs. Sea grass are also the main food of setouts they get to feed other animals but they feed from photosynthesis. The given habitat of oysters also are for other animals.

5. Blue crabs • Blue crabs are important to the bay because it is the source of food most of us eat. they are important source of food to fisherman. important to the people of the bay. they are in the food chain.

6. Conclusion • In conclusion I learned that the oysters keep water clean and are also important to the other animals and fishermen. Blue crabs are important to the fishermen. Lastly the sea grass are important to the other fish and animals.

7. Bibliography • The websites I used are • www.Chesapeakebayquest.Bayville.thinkport.org Bay101