Fresh Water ecosystems

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Across
  1. 3. A key energy source for photosynthesis in aquatic plants.
  2. 5. The process of wetlands cleaning water by trapping pollutants.
  3. 9. A bird that lives on the surface of ponds, lakes, or wetlands.
  4. 10. A community of living and nonliving things interacting in an environment.
  5. 15. The variety of life found in an ecosystem.
  6. 16. The flow or movement of water in a stream or river.
  7. 19. Simple aquatic plants found in freshwater ecosystems.
  8. 20. An area where water meets land, often home to diverse species.
Down
  1. 1. A bottom-dwelling creature in freshwater ecosystems.
  2. 2. A larger body of fast-moving water that flows into a lake or ocean.
  3. 4. A sequence showing how energy flows through an ecosystem.
  4. 6. A type of fish commonly found in fast-moving freshwater.
  5. 7. A large, still body of freshwater.
  6. 8. A gas dissolved in water that aquatic animals need to survive.
  7. 11. Plants that grow in slow-moving or still waters near the edges.
  8. 12. A small, lobster-like animal found at the bottom of rivers and ponds.
  9. 13. A small, fast-moving body of water.
  10. 14. An amphibian often found in wetlands or near ponds.
  11. 17. Water that is not salty, found in rivers, lakes, and ponds.
  12. 18. A small, still body of freshwater.