Why We Should Protect Freshwater Mussels

Page 2. An estuary is

• a body of water where freshwater forms a lake

• a body of water where freshwater meets an ocean

• a body of water that flows into smaller streams

• a body of water where there is no salt

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3 Reasons we should care about protecting and preserving the freshwater mussel population:

• Mussels help keep water clean.

• Mussels are like water treatment plants.

• Water quality will worsen without mussels.

• They are an important ingredient in mussels marinara.

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A freshwater mussel is a mussel that

• has a small group of univalve mollusks living in the ocean.

• keeps its yound with it for the entire span of the mussel's life.

• belongs to a diverse group of bivalve mollusks living in freshwater environments.

• eats only seagrasses belonging to he freshwater species family.

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3 Factors related to unhealthy habitats:

• pollution

• dams

• poor water quality

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Draw the mussel life cycle:

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What did the mussels do to the tank of freshwater?

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Which best describes restoration?

• having to do with nutrition.

• contructing something by putting parts together.

• a return of something to its formal, original and normal condition.

• interaction or connection.

Examples of relationships between organisms. Check all that are true about relationships.

• Mussels are parasitic- their larvae attach to a host fish in order to survive.

• Bees need the nectar that flowering plants provide.

• Without plants, no living things can survive.

• Predators need prey.

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