| CURRENT SCIENCE QUESTIONS |
| Bay Watch--10/ 26/05 & 10/27/05 After reading and taking notes on the BAY WATCH article on pages 8 & 9 in CURRENT SCIENCE, write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the blank... 1. Eutrophication is a process in which a body of water becomes overenriched with ____________. 2. A bivalve takes in water through its _________________________. 3. A benthic community lives on the ___________________________ of a body of water. 4. A ______________________________________ is a series of organisms in which each uses the next as a food source. 5. In Wilson Bay, wetlands filter natural waste, such as __________________ _________________, ______________________________, and ____________________________ from the water. 6. Low-lying areas of land that remain wet throughout the year are called ______________________. 7. Bivalves are mollusks that have a two-part ______________________. 8. ________________________________________, ________________________________, and _______________________________________ are all bivalves. 9. An ___________________________________ improves the flow of water into a body of water and adds oxygen to it. 10. Bivalves use their ___________________________________ to remove particles from water. |