Chesapeake Bay Research BY: Talia Ridley

Why is it Important to have variety of bay animals? It is Important to have a variety of living things in the bay. The oysters help to keep the bay clean. Sea squirts help to filter the bay. Turtles are Important to the bay. My research will show that oysters, Sea squirts and turtles are important to the Bay.

Oysters The oysters help to keep the bay clean. Oysters look gray on the outside. Oysters protect their soft inner bodies and the shells are more rounded. The oyster’s shells grow as large as ten inches long. Oysters live in Aquatic reef. One oyster spat in 1,145,000 actually become an adult oysters. Oysters lives in the bottom of the bay.

Sea squirts Why are sea squirts are important to the bay? Sea squirts eat sewage. Sea squirts only can swim in a few hours. Sea squirts have very few predators. Sea squirts live in an a large duster. Sea squirts look like fruit. Sea squirts have more common with humans. Sea squirts filter the water along with bacteria.

Turtles Turtles are important to the bay. Turtles are reptiles. Turtles lay eggs. Turtles existed for around 215 million years. Turtles are cool blooded. Turtles can hide heads in their shells. Turtles also have a lower shell called a plastron.

conclusion I learn that Turtles are reptiles and they lay eggs. Then I learn that oysters lives at the bottom of the bay. Then I learn that sea squirts have very few predators and also sea squirts look like fruit.

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