Across
- 3. symbiotic one celled algau found in coral sea anamones mollusks and other types of marine organisms
- 4. a slimy lubrication and cleansing secretion
- 5. a type of radiolarian skeleton composed of silicon and possessing long needles which pass through the organism to the outside surface
- 7. very small particles of the decaying remains of dead plants and animals an important source of food for many marine animals
- 9. Structures used by radiolarians to aid in controlling their depth in the water column.
- 11. a type of radiolarian skeleton which is delicate and lace like
- 12. The process by which a species becomes better suited to survive in an environment.
- 13. a false foot formed by an an extension of cytoplasm it serves as a means of locomotion and a way of surrounding and thereby absorbing food
- 14. the area from the water surface to the bottom
- 16. Bottom dwelling organisms
- 18. a foram that secretes a single chamber
- 20. a container within which a tintinnid is housed it is either secreted by the organism or composed of foreign material cemented together
- 22. The inner portion of the radiolarians to aid in controlling their depths in the water column.
Down
- 1. the process of using food material produced by other organisms
- 2. the relationship in which two organisms to the outside live together in close association
- 6. an organic matrix with embedded grains of sand
- 8. inhabiting the open water of the ocean rather than the bottom of the shore
- 10. an ocean bottom sediment consisting 30% or more foram skeletons
- 15. a vertical cylindrical sample of the bottom sediments
- 17. small plants and animals floating in the upper layers of the water column
- 19. The outer portion of the radiolarian's cytoplasm
- 21. small cavities that may contains secretions of the protoplasm or substances about to be excreted '
- 22. Tiny hairlike projections; used for locomotion in some one-celled organisms.
- 23. A hard, outer covering
