Period 7 American Oyster by Caroline Douthit https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle en-us 2017-01-04 01:34:59 UTC 2023-05-18 13:39:22 UTC hello@padlet.com #3- Description https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145592082 American Oysters are oval, they have two rough shells, and the bottom shell is cupped. White, gray, tan. It is also three to five inches in length. it does not move]]> 2017-01-05 19:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145592082 #12- The sites that we used to get the informations about American Oysters https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145611996 https://prezi.com/js0teoigkzof/eastern-oyster/

https://prezi.com/hpdrr4fixlsn/eastern-american-oyster/

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/eastern_oyster

http://score.dnr.sc.gov/deep.php?subject=2&topic=15]]> 2017-01-05 22:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145611996 #5- Habitat https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145612369 American Oysters live in brackish and salty water. You can find them along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts of North America. Also it lives in hard, rocky, sandy, muddy or shell-surface bottoms below the tide line  ]]> 2017-01-05 22:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145612369 #2- Organism in the Community https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145612869
  • American Oysters filter and clarify the water.
  • Homes and hiding places for organisms that are being chased by predators.
  • prevents Eutrophication.
  • It is also very important to humans because they fish them and eat them and make money from them. 

    • ]]>     2017-01-05 22:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145612869     #10- Cooperation and competition https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145613062 Slipper limpets (a mollusc) compete for food and space with oysters.

    Male oysters and female oysters work together to produce offspring.]]>     2017-01-05 23:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145613062     #4- Critter's common name/Scientific name (Genus species) https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145614036 Common names: Eastern Oyster, American Oyster

    Scientific name: Crassotera Virgincia]]>     2017-01-05 23:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145614036     #9- Social Behaviors https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145614308
  • Herding
  • Attach to rocks
    • ]]>     2017-01-05 23:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145614308     #11- Challenges https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145751417
  • Overharvesting      
  • Crabs, starfish, and oyster drills
  • Infected by diseases
  • Pollutants
  • Killed by diseases in 1980
    • ]]>     2017-01-06 18:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145751417     #8- Symbiotic relationships https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145753480 Dermo Perkinsus Marinus, is a parasite that most often infects oysters during their second year of life. 
    • Parasitism
    ]]>     2017-01-06 18:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145753480     #6- Life cycle https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145753890 2017-01-06 18:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145753890 #1- Importance to the Bay's Ecosystem https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145754759 It won't be really safe for fish because oysters are good hiding places for fish, and other organisms. 
    • It's very important for the food industry
    ]]>     2017-01-06 18:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145754759     #7- Fun Facts https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145794326 The cavity within an oyster's shell is always filled with water. This allows oysters to survive for a long time without having to open their shells to feed.]]> 2017-01-06 22:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/lkf9dhifsjle/wish/145794326