Aquatic Biomes

1. the area that 90% of the ocean's biodiversity resides
6. animal-like, eat phytoplankton
7. the zone near the shore in a fresh water biome,and contains shallow, sunlight waters
8. The two types of aquatic biomes are marine and...
10. The two major nutrients for vegetation in an aquatic biome are nitrogen and ....
12. a wider version of a stream, fresh water
14. salt water and fresh water mixed
16. lakes that have great concentrations of nutrients are considered...
20. what you call the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited
21. an area that is submerged during high tide, and exposed during low tide
23. trees with a complex root system that can filter salt and break down flooding and wave action
26. three key characteristics: hydric soils, hydrophytes, and high amount of water flowing in from surrounding areas
27. a floating mass of plant matter in a marsh
29. the zone with little light (twilight)

2. strong swimmers, like fish, sharks, and sea turtles
3. meaning very low in nutrients, limiting plankton, resulting in very clear water
4. accumulated dead plant matter over thousands of years in a wetland
5. plant-like, includes algae
9. the amount of dissolved salt in the water
11. bodies of water that is partially enclosed, where seawater mixes with freshwater
13. Sunlight and temperature will (increase or decrease) as you go further down in depth in the ocean
15. the results of too much nutrients in water from runoff
17. free-floating organism, Captain Crabby's arch nemesis
18. what you call a shower of organic material that falls from open water on to the abyssal plain
19. the zone at the bottom of a lake or pond
22. the zone that contains sufficient sunlight (sunlight)
24. the zone that is complete darkness (midnight)
25. forested wetlands
28. highest biodiversity of any aquatic biome, built on the exoskeletons of coral polyps