1. Chesapeake Bay Research BY: ZaDaiya Harrod

2. Why is it important to have variety animals in the bay? It is important to have a variety of living things in the bay. Blue crabs are important because there a good food chain. Ruddy turnstone are important because big birds eat them. Oyster are important to the bay because they keep the bay clean.

3. Blue crabs Blue crabs are important because there are a big part of the food chain. Blue crabs have a hard shell and jointed legs. Both young and adult crabs love to stay underwater. The adult crabs eat both plant and fish. Rock fish love to eat to eat Blue crabs

4. Ruddy turnstone Ruddy turnstone are important because big birds eat them. Ruddy turnstone’s are about 7 inches in length. Ruddy turnstone’s eat small animals. Ruddy turnstone’s live up to 6 to 7 years. Ruddy turnstone’s lat eggs within 7 to 10 days of their arrival. When it cold the Ruddy turnstone go some where warm. Ruddy turnstone love to eat fish.

5. Oysters Oyster are important to the bay because they keep the bay clean. Starfish eat oysters, and sea nettes. Oyster sleep on reefs. Oyster beds are 8 and 25 feet deep. Oysters jobs are to keep the bay clean and clear. Oysters could filter all the water in the bay. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster

6. Conclusion In my conclusion I leaned how Blue crabs, Ruddy turnstone, and Oysters are important to the bay. I leaned how Blue crabs are a big part of the food chain. I leaned how Ruddy turnstone go some place warm when it’s cold. I leaned how Oysters clean the bay water’s. I’m leaned that all of the animals eat other animals to stay alive while the keep putting trash in the bay they keep trying to keep cleaning but people keep on doing it. Overall all of the animals have a important jobs to do to keep the

7. Bibliography WWW.Chesapakebay.net / Bayville.thinkport.org