Across
- 3. This type of mussel is an invasive species that clogs pipes.
- 6. When ice melts, it reveals darker water which absorbs heat, creating a positive _______ loop.
- 7. The "analogy" used to describe overfishing: taking ______ from a jar faster than they can be baked.
- 8. The increase in toxin concentration as you move *up* the food chain.
- 9. Areas in the ocean with such low oxygen that fish suffocate are called _____ zones.
- 10. Coastal urbanization replaces natural buffers with this material, increasing runoff.
Down
- 1. Mangroves and salt marshes act as ________ for young fish, which are destroyed by urbanization.
- 2. Type of plastic pollution created when larger items break down or from washing clothes
- 4. Device used in nets to allow sea turtles to escape. (Abbr.)
- 5. DIOXIDE This gas mixes with seawater to create carbonic acid.