Unit 4 crossword
Across
- 1. an area of land permanently saturated or filled with water
- 3. the part of the water cycle in which the water flows over the land as surface water rather than be absorbed into groundwater or evaporating
- 4. type of peat accumulating wetland fed by mineral rich ground or surface water
- 6. the wastewater from domestic, commercial, and industrial sources carried by sewers
- 8. a wetland of soft, spongy consisting mainly of partially decayed plant matter called peat
- 11. any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests
- 12. water that has infiltrated the ground to fill the spaces between sediments and cracks in rock
- 13. of or relating to or living actively moving water
- 15. the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
- 16. the science of raising plants and/or animals for food, clothing, or other useful products
- 17. any animals lacking a backbone and large enough to see without the aid of a microscope
- 18. near the shore where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants grows
- 20. an area of land that drains or shed water into a specific water body
- 21. a chemical or biological substance which harms water, air, or land quality
- 23. any toxic substance that is used to kill insects
- 24. of or relating to or living in still water such as lakes, ponds, or swamps
- 25. located below the thermocline where the sunlight does not penetrate
Down
- 2. the process involving loosening and turning of soil in agricultural fields
- 4. pesticides that kill or prevent the growth of fungi and their spores
- 5. area where water covers the soil or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year
- 7. a collection of principles to apply for farm production processes in order to get better agriculture products
- 9. chemical used to manipulate or control undesirable vegetation
- 10. the agricultural process of applying controlled amounts of water to land to assist in the production of crops as well as grow landscape plants and lawns
- 14. soil that is poor quality so that plants cannot grow in it
- 18. the open water area where light does not generally penetrate all the way to the bottom
- 19. the lowest ecological zone in a water body, and usually involves the sediments at the seafloor
- 22. the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning