Ch 4: Communities Wet

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Across
  1. 4. The ocean’s most diverse ecosystem
  2. 5. Part of the lake that is deep and cold
  3. 7. Euphotic zone compares to this climate on land
  4. 8. Foating vegetation mat tied to the ocean bottom with countless roots
  5. 10. Wet communities that are highly productive and regulate water flow
  6. 11. The bottom of a lake
  7. 12. Provide most of the energy for the ocean food web
  8. 15. Where solar energy comes from
  9. 16. Plant process that converts CO2 into sugars using solar energy
  10. 17. Open ocean zone where the most producers are found
Down
  1. 1. Channels that transport runoff on land to the seas
  2. 2. Most common reproduction strategy for sea creatures
  3. 3. Distribute solar energy and stabilize climate change
  4. 6. Part of the lake near the shore
  5. 8. These sea animals are k-strategists
  6. 9. Abbreviation for “energy that producers make available to the food web”
  7. 13. Ocean zone that is the deepest and is totally dark
  8. 14. Part of the lake with enough light for plants to grow