Life Story of the Oyster

Series: Basic life science

Duration: 11

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Traces the life cycle of the oyster, from fertilized egg through tiny, free-swimming larvae to mature mollusk living permanently cemented to the ocen floor. Demonstrates how oyster larvae feed, grow, and adapt to the marine environment. Shows the place of this well-known mollusk in the marine food cycle. Deals with economic aspects of the oyster industry., Demonstrates how the oyster develops into an adult and how the adult feeds, grows and reproduces. Shows the place of this mollusk in the marine food cycle.

Complete Record: Traces the life cycle of the oyster, from fertilized egg through tiny, free-swimming larvae to mature mollusk living permanently cemented to the ocen floor. Demonstrates how oyster larvae feed, grow, and adapt to the marine environment. Shows the place of this well-known mollusk in the marine food cycle. Deals with economic aspects of the oyster industry., Illustrates the life functions of the oyster. Shows reproductive processes and growth of oyster from a fertilized egg, to a free-swimming animal, to a stationary adult., , Demonstrates how the oyster develops into an adult and how the adult feeds, grows and reproduces. Shows the place of this mollusk in the marine food cycle.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.