2025-2026 Coastal Kids Quiz- Oysters Survey

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3. When young oysters attach themselves to hard surfaces, they are known as ______________. (Required.)

Spat

Soot

Salt

Scat

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4. What is a group of oysters that grow naturally together called? (Required.)

Reef

Bed

Spock

Both A and B

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5. Where does ACF's oyster shell recycling program get the shells they recycle? (Required.)

Restaurants

Mobile Bay

The trash

Off oyster beds

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6. If oyster shells are not recycled, where would they end up? (Required.)

Landfills

Into the water

To a store

Into space

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7. What surfaces do oysters typically attach themselves to when they create reefs (large accumulations of oysters)? (Required.)

Jellyfish

Soft items like seaweed and mud

Hard items like rocks, other oyster shells, and piers

All of the above

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8. What does it mean to “harvest” oysters? (Required.)

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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9. What benefits do oyster reefs provide? Select all that apply. (Required.)

Food for other animals and humans

Habitats for other species

Improvement in water quality

Protection against storms

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10. True/False: Adult oysters can filter up to 2 gallons of water an hour. (Required.)

True

False

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11. How do oysters improve water quality? (Required.)

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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12. What is a living natural threat to oysters? (Required.)

Sunny weather

Sediment burying oysters

Plankton

Oyster drills (a type of snail that drills holes into oysters)

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13. What is the most important commercial oyster in Alabama? (Required.)

Western Oyster

Northern Oyster

Eastern Oyster

Southern Oyster

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14. Where did oyster gardening start in the U.S.? (Required.)

Mobile River

Three Mile Creek

The Pacific Ocean

Chesapeake Bay

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15. What do oysters eat? (Required.)

Other adult oysters

Plankton and small algae

Crabs

Dirt

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16. What types of animals eat oysters? (Required.)

Drums

Crabs

Oyster Drills

All of the above

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17. How do oysters provide habitats for other animals? (Required.)

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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18. How are oysters beneficial for our economy? (Required.)

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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19. True/False: Oyster populations have been declining over the last few decades. (Required.)

True

False

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20. How do oyster reefs help the environment during storms? (Required.)

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

They stop the rain

They limit the amount of lightening in a storm

None of the above

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21. Oysters are part of a group called _________. (Required.)

Shellfish

Plankton

Crabs

Shellies

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22. How many species of oysters are there globally? (Required.)

About 70

About 100

About 15

About 500

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23. Before oyster larvae settle, how long do they swim around in the water? (Required.)

between 10-14 days

Between 1-2 days

Between 30-50 days

Between 20-34 days

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24. True/False: A juvenile oyster is a young oyster. (Required.)

True

False

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25. What year did ACF's oyster shell recycling program begin? (Required.)

2006

2010

2016

2020

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26. How many oyster shells have been recycled so far because of the Alabama Oyster Shell Recycling Program? (Required.)

Over 19 million

Around 15 million

Around 9 million

Less than 5 million

2025-2026 Coastal Kids Quiz- Oysters

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* 1. School/Teacher Name: (Required.)

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* 2. Student's Name:

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* 3. When young oysters attach themselves to hard surfaces, they are known as ______________. (Required.)

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* 4. What is a group of oysters that grow naturally together called? (Required.)

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* 5. Where does ACF's oyster shell recycling program get the shells they recycle? (Required.)

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* 6. If oyster shells are not recycled, where would they end up? (Required.)

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* 7. What surfaces do oysters typically attach themselves to when they create reefs (large accumulations of oysters)? (Required.)

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* 8. What does it mean to “harvest” oysters? (Required.)

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* 9. What benefits do oyster reefs provide? Select all that apply. (Required.)

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* 10. True/False: Adult oysters can filter up to 2 gallons of water an hour. (Required.)

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* 11. How do oysters improve water quality? (Required.)

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* 12. What is a living natural threat to oysters? (Required.)

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* 13. What is the most important commercial oyster in Alabama? (Required.)

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* 14. Where did oyster gardening start in the U.S.? (Required.)

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* 15. What do oysters eat? (Required.)

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* 16. What types of animals eat oysters? (Required.)

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* 17. How do oysters provide habitats for other animals? (Required.)

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* 18. How are oysters beneficial for our economy? (Required.)

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* 19. True/False: Oyster populations have been declining over the last few decades. (Required.)

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* 20. How do oyster reefs help the environment during storms? (Required.)

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* 21. Oysters are part of a group called _________. (Required.)

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* 22. How many species of oysters are there globally? (Required.)

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* 23. Before oyster larvae settle, how long do they swim around in the water? (Required.)

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* 24. True/False: A juvenile oyster is a young oyster. (Required.)

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* 25. What year did ACF's oyster shell recycling program begin? (Required.)

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* 26. How many oyster shells have been recycled so far because of the Alabama Oyster Shell Recycling Program? (Required.)

1. School/Teacher Name: (Required.)

2. Student's Name:

3. When young oysters attach themselves to hard surfaces, they are known as ______________. (Required.)

4. What is a group of oysters that grow naturally together called? (Required.)

5. Where does ACF's oyster shell recycling program get the shells they recycle? (Required.)

6. If oyster shells are not recycled, where would they end up? (Required.)

7. What surfaces do oysters typically attach themselves to when they create reefs (large accumulations of oysters)? (Required.)

8. What does it mean to “harvest” oysters? (Required.)

9. What benefits do oyster reefs provide? Select all that apply. (Required.)

10. True/False: Adult oysters can filter up to 2 gallons of water an hour. (Required.)

11. How do oysters improve water quality? (Required.)

12. What is a living natural threat to oysters? (Required.)

13. What is the most important commercial oyster in Alabama? (Required.)

14. Where did oyster gardening start in the U.S.? (Required.)

15. What do oysters eat? (Required.)

16. What types of animals eat oysters? (Required.)

17. How do oysters provide habitats for other animals? (Required.)

18. How are oysters beneficial for our economy? (Required.)

19. True/False: Oyster populations have been declining over the last few decades. (Required.)

20. How do oyster reefs help the environment during storms? (Required.)

21. Oysters are part of a group called _________. (Required.)

22. How many species of oysters are there globally? (Required.)

23. Before oyster larvae settle, how long do they swim around in the water? (Required.)

24. True/False: A juvenile oyster is a young oyster. (Required.)

25. What year did ACF's oyster shell recycling program begin? (Required.)

26. How many oyster shells have been recycled so far because of the Alabama Oyster Shell Recycling Program? (Required.)