Costal Kids Quiz- Oysters Survey

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* 1. Quiz Information

Name of School:

Name of Teacher:

Name of Student:

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* 2. When young oysters attach themselves to hard surfaces, they are known as ______________.

Spat

Soot

Salt

Scat

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* 3. Where does ACF's oyster shell recycling program get the shells they recycle?

Restaurants

Mobile Bay

The trash

Off oyster beds

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* 4. If oyster shells are not recycled, where would they end up?

Landfills

Into the water

To a store

Into space

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* 5. What surfaces can oysters attach themselves to when they create reefs (large accumulations of oysters)?

Rocks and old shells

Underwater shipwrecks

Piers

All of the above

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* 6. What does it mean to “harvest” oysters?

To post photos of oysters online

To put oysters back into the water

To plant oysters in the ground

To take oysters out of the water for food

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* 7. What benefits do oyster reefs provide? Select all that apply.

Food for other animals and humans

Habitats for other species

Improvement in water quality

Protection against storms

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* 8. True/False: Adult oysters can filter up to 2 gallons of water an hour.

True

False

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* 9. How do oysters improve water quality?

They put cleaning chemicals into the water

They filter water

Their shells have nutrients that improve water quality

All of the above

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* 10. What is a living natural threat to oysters?

Sunny weather

Sediment burying oysters

Plankton

Oyster drills

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* 11. When is oyster harvesting season in Alabama?

All year long

January - March

October - April

September - December

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* 12. Where did oyster gardening start in the U.S.?

Mobile River

Three Mile Creek

The Pacific Ocean

Chesapeake Bay

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* 13. What do oysters eat?

Other adult oysters

Plankton and small algae

Crabs

Dirt

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* 14. True/False: Like fish, oysters get their oxygen through gills.

True

False

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* 15. How do oysters provide habitats for other animals?

By aggregating together and forming large reef structures in the water

By building small houses underwater out of mud

By planting underwater trees

None of the above

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* 16. How are oysters beneficial for our economy?

They are a popular seafood items, so people buy them from restaurants or seafood stores.

You can make money out of their shells.

They pay rent in the ocean

They can be sold as pets

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* 17. True/False: Oyster populations have been declining over the last few decades.

True

False

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* 18. How do oyster reefs help the environment during storms?

They form a barrier that protects a shoreline from erosion from waves and strong wind

They filter the small pollutants washed into the water during the storm

Both A and B

None of the above

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* 19. Oysters are part of a group called _________.

Shellfish

Plankton

Crabs

Shellies

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* 20. True/False: Oysters migrate each winter.

True

False

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* 21. What does it mean to "overharvest" an oyster?

To take too many oysters out of their natural environment

To recycle an oyster

To plant oysters into the soil

To put too many oysters into the water

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* 22. True/False: A juvenile oyster is a young oyster.

True

False

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* 23. What year did ACF's oyster shell recycling program begin?

2006

2010

2016

2020

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* 24. What type of surface do oyster spat prefer?

Hard

Sandy

Muddy

Any type

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* 25. What are the threats to oyster reefs? (Select all that apply)

Erosion

Overharvesting

Pollution

Habitat Loss