Water Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 1. The Cycle that distributes water from oceans to animals and soil via evaporation and precipitation
  2. 6. marine communities on the ocean floor
  3. 10. islands that act as protection for shorelines
  4. 12. The cycle that transfers nitrogen from soil and water to organic molecules
  5. 13. areas of land that are partially submerged in water for part of the year, subdivided into swamps, marshes, and bogs
  6. 14. marine zones comprising of different ocean levels
  7. 17. the warm upper layer of lakes
  8. 18. the sharp temperature boundaries present in lakes
  9. 19. the transfer of phosphorus through the food web
  10. 20. the loss of coral reefs due to a temperature caused coral death rate increase
Down
  1. 2. Large areas that keep carbon out of the Carbon Cycle
  2. 3. communities that live deep on the ocean floor, near thermal vents
  3. 4. one of the plants that form a base for marine ecosystems
  4. 5. Biotic creatures like bacteria that help in the carbon cycle
  5. 7. areas where rivers mix fresh and salt water
  6. 8. areas of fresh water, have distinct vertical zones like oceans
  7. 9. A cycle that uses photosynthesis and cellular respiration
  8. 11. the colder, lower layers of lakes
  9. 15. trees that live in salt water, act as nurseries for many sea creatures
  10. 16. large areas of coral, known for their biodiversity