Aquatic Ecosystems
Across
- 2. a body of water where saltwater from the ocean mixes with freshwater from rivers and streams
- 5. a small lake
- 7. A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans
- 9. a water-based ecosystem
- 10. water that contains insignificant amounts of salts, as in rivers and lakes, streams, glaciers, etc.
- 11. A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
Down
- 1. a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
- 3. water containing at least 2.5 percent salt, found in seas and oceans
- 4. an area where land masses meet bodies of water
- 6. a channel through which water is continually flowing downhill
- 8. a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean