ACTIVITIES-THE PEARL OYSTER

Some questions for you to attempt:

1. What is the name of the large pearl oyster cultured around the North West of Australia?
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2. What is the largest recorded size for a pearl?
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3. List three pearl oyster species.
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4. How do oysters reproduce?
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5. How do pearl oysters feed?
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6. In what conditions are pearl oysters usually found?
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7. What year was the Pinctada Maxima first discovered, where, and by whom?
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8. What does the pearl oyster use to 'move'?
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9. How does the pearl oyster attach onto rocks, coral, etc.?
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10. What are the oysters main predators?
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