1. Chesapeake Bay Research BY: Alexys Pope

2. Why is it important to have a variety of animals in the Bay? It is important to have a variety of living things in the bay. Toadfish are important to the bay because they help with medical research. Sea Cucumbers are important to the bay because they clean it by eating particles. Zooplankton are important to the bay because they have a big part in the food chain. My research will show that these living things are important to the bay.

3. Toadfish Toadfish are important to bay because they helped with medical research. They help with medical research because some get sent up to space to test some thing. Also, the reason the choose toadfish because their balance system is like humans. They were sent because scientist wanted to see how gravity affected the balance system. Another important sea animal is the Sea cucumber.

4. Sea Cucumber Sea Cucumbers are important to the bay because they eat particles. That is important because is important it cleans the bay. Cleaning then bay can be safer for other sea animals. Another important fish is the zooplankton.

5. Zooplankton Zooplankton are important to the bay because the are a crucial part of the food chain. Smaller fish eat them. Then bigger fish eat the smaller fish and it keeps going on and on. Zooplankton and the other animals are very important.

6. Conclusion In conclusion that all three of these animals and many others are very important to the bay. Toadfish are important because they help with medical research. Sea cucumbers are important because they eat particles. Zooplankton are important to then bay because they have a big part in the food chain.

7. Bibliography Chesapeake Bay Program www.chesapeakebay.net Bayville http://bayville.thinkport.org/default_flash.aspx