Coral Reefs Review Ib aqsci

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Across
  1. 3. coral reefs are considered the ________ of the sea
  2. 4. the ___ predator is the one that is at the top of the food web
  3. 6. ocean _______ is when large deposits of carbon have been dropped into the water and have changed the pH of the water in the coral reef ecosystem
  4. 11. when one organism benefits, but the other organism is neither helped nor harmed
  5. 15. the non-living parts of the coral reef, like temperature and salt
  6. 16. a food ___ can have multiple arrows branching off of one producer
  7. 17. anything LESS than 7 is considered ______ on the pH scale
Down
  1. 1. when one organism benefits, but one organism is HARMED
  2. 2. an _____ species, like the lionfish, can completely mess up a food chain or food web when introduced to an ecosystem whether on purpose or by accident
  3. 5. the living parts of a the coral reef, like sea cucumbers and perry fish
  4. 7. a food ___ can only have one arrow branching off of one producer at a time
  5. 8. an example would be seaweed, any type of photosynthetic organism that produces its own food
  6. 9. brain coral is an example of ______ coral
  7. 10. too ______ of temps can cause coral bleaching
  8. 12. when both organisms benefit from the relationship
  9. 13. what is the “normal” pH of ocean water?
  10. 14. about 25% of all ____ life requires coral reefs to survive