What is a bay?

A bay A bay is a body of water connected to an ocean or lake, formed by an indentation of the shoreline. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight.

What is a food web? A food web is many food chains linked together to show a more accurate model of all possible feeding relationships of organisms in an ecosystem.

Food Web in the Sea

What does SAV mean? Submerged - Aquatic - Vegetation -

Guiding Questions

Have you ever vacationed at the beach?

If so, what kinds of animals did you see at the beach?

How did those animals use the resources at the beach (e. g How did those animals use the resources at the beach (e.g., for food, swimming, or nesting)?

· What do you think are some major differences between the ocean and the bay? •

More Guiding Questions  Have you ever fished from a dock on the bay? Have you ever used a crab trap? What did you use as bait when fishing or crabbing? Why?

Questions Continued Can you describe a source of food for animals living in a bay ecosystem?  Can you think of plants the smaller animals might eat?

 How is a food chain related to a food web?  Who can give us an example of a food chain living in the bay?  How is a food chain related to a food web?