Chesapeake Bay Trivia

How many blue crabs were living in the Bay in 2023?

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List 2-3 organisms that depend on submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV; underwater grasses) for survival.

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Which of the following organisms are not native to Maryland or the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

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List 2-3 reasons why Maryland forests are important.

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Maryland is located in...

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Submerged aquatic vegetation helps keep the Bay clean by...

• doing photosynthesis and absorbing sunlight and carbon dioxide from the air

• absorbing excess nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous, etc.)

• traps sediments that can cloud water

• acting as a shelter for young fish and crabs

• reduces erosion by slowing water currents and trapping sediments

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Agriculture contributes how much of the nitrogen entering the Chesapeake Bay?

• 100%

• 10%

• 50%

• 0%

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About how many invasive species live in the Chesapeake Bay?

• ~10

• ~200

• ~1,000

• <10

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Which of the following is one method Maryland farmers use to reduce their impact on the Bay?

• plant cover crops during off-seasons

• harvest more often

• selling their farms to large corporations

• using smaller tractors to till the land

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Select 3 reasons why blue crabs are important to the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

• they prey on snails, crustaceans, and other bottom-dwelling organisms

• they eat freshly dead fish and plant and animal detritus

• they are food for fish and birds

• they remove nitrogen from water

• they're delicious with Old Bay

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