Unit 6: Aquatic Biomes

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Across
  1. 3. shallow sea area directly above the continental shelf
  2. 5. wetlands with a floating mass of plant matter
  3. 6. the amount of dissolved salt in the saltwater
  4. 7. the shores found in areas with gentler wave action
  5. 9. an increase in concentration of a chemical in an individual organism over time
  6. 11. pollution that is easier to track back to its source
  7. 15. the water that is underground in the cracks and spaces in soil
  8. 17. "midnight" zone
  9. 19. flowing freshwater
  10. 20. the sea floor
  11. 21. an underground formation of rock and sand that holds water
  12. 25. a chemical pollution
  13. 26. erosion of soil in waterways pollution
  14. 28. the shores found on coasts with heavy wave activity
  15. 30. strong swimmers, like sharks
  16. 31. trees with a complex root system that filter out salt and withstand wave action
  17. 32. promotes algae growth pollution
  18. 35. submerged during high tide and exposed during low tide
  19. 36. bodies of water partially-enclosed within deltas where seawater mixes freshwater
Down
  1. 1. "sunlight" zone
  2. 2. now organic material that falls from the open water to the abyssal
  3. 4. eats phytoplankton, like protozoa
  4. 8. the cloudiness of water caused by erosion
  5. 9. an increase in concentration of a chemical as one travels higher up the energy pyramid
  6. 10. plant like organism, like algae
  7. 12. a well nourished lake
  8. 13. the water that exists above ground
  9. 14. the least productive Aquatic biome
  10. 16. the highest biodiversity, productive Aquatic biome
  11. 18. when fluid can pass through
  12. 22. tiny organism pollution
  13. 23. "twilight" zone
  14. 24. free floating organism
  15. 27. pollution that is harder to track back to its source
  16. 29. landmass formed by sediment from rivers and deposited
  17. 33. a mix of freshwater and saltwater
  18. 34. a tidal flat dominated by herbs, grasses, and shrubs