North Atlantic Ocean

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Across
  1. 4. Greenhouse gases absorb energy from escaping into space and cause the atmosphere to become ______.
  2. 6. The North Atlantic bloom is important for producing ____ for fish which in turn feed people all over the world.
  3. 8. Carbon dioxide is a _________ gas and it absorbs energy from the sun.
  4. 11. phytoplankton need ____, _____, ____, and ____.
  5. 12. In spring, conditions are right for ___which increase the population for phytoplankton.
  6. 13. The eddies bring ___ up into the photic zone, which encourages rapid reproduction.
  7. 15. The carbon stays in organisms until it is used for ______.
  8. 16. _____ is essential for plants and animals to survive.
  9. 17. Data has shown that rough seas push cold water under warmer water, which forms ______.
Down
  1. 1. Phytoplankton removes tons of ________ from the atmosphere.
  2. 2. The _____ cycle is the movement of carbon dioxide from the environment to organisms, and back into the environment.
  3. 3. The ocean has the largest populations of _____ and _____.
  4. 5. _____ stresses ecosystems and causes sea levels to rise.
  5. 7. Kelp and _____ are both producers.
  6. 9. _____ are tiny microscopic animals that feed on phytoplankton.
  7. 10. ________ ecosystems are the largest on Earth.
  8. 14. A ____ is anything you can change in an experiment that might affect the outcome.