Across
- 4. The pigments from decaying plant matter that give the river its brown color (2 words)
- 5. An organism not naturally found in Florida
- 6. the Hillsborough River empties into this (2 words)
- 8. Long ago, cypress trees were cut and sold as __________.
- 10. Community that grows best with regular fires (2 words)
- 11. non-living factors such as sunlight, soil type, and elevation (2 words)
- 13. Lowest elevation; shady & wet
- 14. Birds of prey have large_____________.
- 17. The Hillsborough River is the primary source of drinking water for this area (3 words)
- 20. If a lot of sensitive organisms are found in the river, it must be _________________.
- 21. The movement of groundwater through the soil
- 22. The red arrow on a compass always points ____________.
Down
- 1. The place where the Hillsborough River begins (2 words)
- 2. High____________is one indicator of a healthy river
- 3. Flying invertebrates (no backbone)
- 7. Some use gills to take oxygen from the water (2 words)
- 9. Dark soil; wet & shady (2 words)
- 12. Shady, dry soil; high percolation (2 words)
- 15. The largest predator in the riverine swamp
- 16. A tree that is unlikely to survive long-term flooding (2 words)
- 18. Animals that eat other animals
- 19. The nymph of this insect develops in the river