Oyster Quiz

What is a bivalve

• the surface an oyster attaches to

• aquatic mollusk with a compressed body in a hinged shell

• a synonym for phytoplankton

• algae providing food for an oyster

What is a mollusk?

• invertebrate with a soft, unsegmented body in an aquatic habitat, usually with a shell

• vertebrate with a hard shell and soft body

• a carnivorous organism feeding on dead fish

• the name for oyster larvae

How does an oyster eat?

• grazing

• fluid feeding

• bulk feeding

• filter feeding

What phase of life does this photo show? (hint: oyster larvae)

• egg

• veliger

• spat

• trochophore

Which is a threat to oysters?

• overfishing

• pollution

• habitat degradation

• invasive species

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of these is something being done to help oysters?

• oyster reef balls

• habitat restoration

• oyster recovery programs

• vertical oyster gardens

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What type of plankton is this?

• zooplankton

• phytoplankton

What do oysters eat?

• zooplankton

• phytoplankton

• algae

• krill

True or False: invertebrates have bones

• true

• false

What do oysters do for us?

• provide a source of food

• increase erosion

• increase flooding

• provide fresh, filtered water