Environmental Bio
Across
- 3. type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral rich ground or surface water
- 4. the deep zone of an inland body of freestanding water, below the range of light penetration
- 6. soil of poor quality that lacks the substance and nutrients plants need
- 11. wetland ecosystem near lakes and rivers with softer, non woody plants
- 13. a substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation
- 15. wetland that is forested and found near lakes and rivers with slow waters and woody plants
- 16. the waste water from domestic, commercial, and industrial sources carried by sewers
- 17. preparing and cultivating land for crops
- 19. substance used to destroy insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or animals
- 21. a chemical or substance which harms water, air, or land quality
- 22. wetland of soft, spongy ground consisting mainly of partially decayed plant matter
- 23. region at the lowest level of a body of water
- 24. areas where water covers/saturates the soil, either permanently or seasonally
Down
- 1. the science of raising plants or animals for food, clothing, or other products
- 2. the cultivation of a singular crop in a given area
- 5. the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore, with sunlight present at the sediment level
- 7. chemical used on plants to destroy fungus
- 8. the part of the water cycle in which the water flows over the land as surface water
- 9. inhabiting or situated in still fresh water
- 10. area of land that drains water into a specific body of water
- 12. the open water area where light will not penetrate all the way to the bottom
- 14. the supply of water to land or crops that helps growth
- 18. inhabiting or situated in rapidly moving fresh water
- 20. an animal lacking a backbone that is large enough to be seen without a microscope
- 21. loosening and turning soil