Aquatic Ecosystems Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. U-shaped lake formed when river is cut off
  2. 5. Large brown algae
  3. 6. Large natural or artificial water supply
  4. 11. Marine drifters
  5. 13. Saturated lands
  6. 16. Partly enclosed mixed fresh and salt water
  7. 17. Large community of life in a habitat
  8. 18. Deep zone without light
  9. 19. Swimming organisms
  10. 22. Where the ocean meets the land
  11. 24. Wetland dominated by grass, not trees
  12. 25. Largest body of water on Earth
  13. 26. Small body of still water
  14. 27. Simple, nonflowering aquatic plant
  15. 28. Sunlight zone near ocean surface to light
  16. 29. Ridge of coral at the water's surface sand
Down
  1. 1. flat area of land next to water
  2. 2. Ratio of salt to water
  3. 4. Organisms living at bottom of water body
  4. 7. Large natural stream
  5. 8. Deep, cold water rising to surface
  6. 9. Barrier to hold water back
  7. 10. Hard stony substance marine life
  8. 12. Lowest ecological zone in a water body
  9. 14. Forested wetland
  10. 15. Of or relating to hot water
  11. 17. Soft, spongy wetland
  12. 20. Not salt water, but _____
  13. 21. Grassy, marshy, reedy zone on water banks
  14. 23. Open water zone where no light penetrates