Across
- 4. Feeders Organisms that pump water through their body´s filtering out algae and bacteria to eat.
- 7. To be completely covered in water.
- 8. Digests algae caught in the gills.
- 11. One of New York City´s five burroughs.
- 12. Loss One of the things that decomated the Oyster population in New York harbor.
- 13. A community of orgaisms interacting with their nonlving environment.
- 15. Something from which a person may extract or derive an advantage
- 16. One of New York City´s five burroughs.
- 18. One of the things that decomated the Oyster population in New York harbor.
- 21. Surges When rising water pushed on to water causing flooding.
- 22. Pumps the oyster’s blood.
- 24. to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance
- 25. a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.
- 26. An invertebrate of a large phylum that includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses.
- 28. Muscle Opens and closes the shell.
- 29. Holds the two halves of the oyster’s shell together. Sorts and transfers food from the gills to the digestive tract.
Down
- 1. Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.
- 2. Fineness or intricacy of texture or structure.
- 3. Hard outer covering made of the mineral calcium carbonate that protects the oyster.
- 5. Species An organism that helps define an entire ecosystem.
- 6. One of New York City´s five burroughs.
- 9. of New York City´s five burroughs.
- 10. Filter oxygen, algae, and particles from the water.
- 14. A loose sleeveless cloak or shawl.
- 17. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
- 19. One of the things that decomated the Oyster population in New York harbor.
- 20. Island One of New York City´s five burroughs.
- 23. Thickness or depth, as of paper or a tree
- 27. Baby Oysters.
