Water crossword

3. wet lands provide this to the water that clean it it is called what
5. a forest, ocean, or other natural environment viewed in terms of its ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
6. barrier islands are mostly made up of this fine tan substance found on the beach
8. the path of water through our environment is called
12. different conditions from upper and lower layers
13. these plants are the most important plants in functional links
18. wood, coal, and petroleum products are what type of fuel
19. a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert chemical energy from oxygen molecules or nutrients into adenosine triphosphate
22. a rise in these cause coral bleaching
23. these measure the chlorophyll in oceans and on land
25. layers of the aquatic system
26. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

1. continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water
2. these are the best known Marine ecosystems that work extremely well together
4. this is another word for bottom occupied by burrowing worms snails and fish.
7. shallow wet land that flood regularly are called
9. enormous amounts of carbon make it also builds shells and skeletons on on corals
10. these are known as wooded wetlands
11. any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin of appreciable size.
14. is a land-based community of organisms and the interactions of biotic and abiotic components in a given area
15. this makes up 78% of the earths environment
16. tiny microscopic organisms
17. Where rivers empty into the sea mixing fresh and salt water
20. what is H2O called in plain terms
21. these bacteria live in a low oxygen area
24. is what plants use to make food
27. is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.