Across
- 4. animals’ soft bodies are protected inside closed shells.
- 6. Feeders pump water through their bodies, filtering out algae and bacteria to eat
- 8. Bad gasses or trash
- 10. at risk of being harmed injured, or destroyed
- 11. made up of two halves connected by a hinge. The shell can open to allow water in and close to protect the oyster’s soft body
- 16. Holds the two halves of the oyster’s shell together
- 17. Completely covered or under something
- 21. adjustable tool to measure the growth
- 22. Digests algae caught in the gills
- 24. Species vital to their ecosystem
- 25. Skin-like covering that protects the oyster’s organs
Down
- 1. Palp Sorts and transfers food from the gills to the digestive tract
- 2. Pulling something up
- 3. wash away sand and soil
- 5. Surges occur when rising water is pushed onto land, causing flooding
- 7. provide homes for other creatures, protect coastlines, and keep waters cleaney
- 9. Taking too much of something
- 12. attach to the empty shells
- 13. A water animal
- 14. Muscle Opens and closes the shell
- 15. Uncommon and delicious
- 18. Filter oxygen, algae, and particles from the water
- 19. a community of organisms interacting with their nonliving environment.
- 20. Pumps the oyster’s blood
- 23. Loss Loss of home to an animal