NATURE'S CLASSROOM REVIEW
Across
- 9. High____________is one indicator of a healthy river
- 11. An organism not naturally found in Florida
- 12. Some use gills to take oxygen from the water (2 words)
- 14. Shady, dry soil; high percolation (2 words)
- 16. the Hillsborough River empties into this (2 words)
- 18. Birds of prey have large_____________.
- 19. The pigments from decaying plant matter that give the river its brown color (2 words)
- 20. A tree that is unlikely to survive long-term flooding (2 words)
- 22. The place where the Hillsborough River begins (2 words)
Down
- 1. Dark soil; wet & shady (2 words)
- 2. Long ago, cypress trees were cut and sold as __________.
- 3. non-living factors such as sunlight, soil type, and elevation (2 words)
- 4. Lowest elevation; shady & wet
- 5. The red arrow on a compass always points ____________.
- 6. The movement of groundwater through the soil
- 7. The Hillsborough River is the primary source of drinking water for this area (3 words)
- 8. Community that grows best with regular fires (2 words)
- 10. Flying invertebrates (no backbone)
- 13. The nymph of this insect develops in the river
- 15. Animals that eat other animals
- 17. The largest predator in the riverine swamp
- 21. If a lot of sensitive organisms are found in the river, it must be _________________.