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| Submerged Aquatic Vegitation |
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Food sources
Shelter/Habitat
Stablizes Bay floor
Provides Oxygen |
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Toxic chemicals
Sediment
Too much algae |
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| What do Blue crabs begin as |
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| What is another name for a male crab |
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| What will the male crab do while the female molts |
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| when the female molts and has a soft shell |
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| When the eggs hatch what are they called |
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| What do the Zoea grow into |
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| How many legs does a blue crab have |
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Definition
| 10 all for a different purpose |
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| True or false a crab can be left-handed or right-handed |
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Definition
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| What is the shell of the blue crab called |
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Definition
| it is called the exoskeleton |
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| What are scientist concerned of |
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Definition
| That the blue crabs population will plummet because of overharvesting |
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| What are the second, third, and fourth pairs of legs for |
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| What little things are important to the bay |
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| Orginisms which drift with the current |
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Definition
| animals that are controlled by the current |
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Term
| Whyis the estuary different |
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Definition
| The estuary has plankton in it |
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Definition
| when other animals eat other animals |
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| What is another name for a striped bass |
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| Where do rockfish live for most of their lives |
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Definition
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| Where do baby rockfish live |
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Definition
| shallow marshes and grass beds |
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Term
| What is the system of countershading |
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Definition
| Their bellies are white so it blends in with thee water |
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| Why has the rockfish population come back |
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Definition
1. a 5 year moratorium
2. spawning grounds |
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Definition
| opening and closing mouth |
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Definition
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| What is the fishes main predator |
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Definition
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| What do they use the fish for |
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Definition
| Lipstick, dog food, and chicken. |
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Term
| Only turtle in the world that lives in brackish water |
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Term
| Feeds my mussels, clams, fish |
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Definition
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Term
| Female is larger than the male |
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Definition
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Term
| Warmer temperature means more eggs hatch as females |
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Definition
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| You can tell age by rings on the shell |
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Term
| Population Decimated years ago because they were used in soup |
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| What are zoea and megalops |
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