Across
- 3. interrupting flow
- 8. when life builds a mineral
- 12. naturally-occurring inorganic solid with a fixed chemical composition and crystal structure
- 13. coral symbiont
- 14. multicellular photosynthetic “seaweed”
- 15. reef scaffolding
- 16. multicellular animal that doesn’t have tissues
Down
- 1. polyps that biomineralize like mad
- 2. common biomineralized carbonate minerals include _______ and aragonite
- 4. making a hole
- 5. the ion CO3 with a -2 charge
- 6. CO2 is called carbon _________
- 7. encrusting across loose bits causes this
- 9. benthic accumulation of rigid biomineralized structures large enough to crash a boat into
- 10. growth up-and-out, either on a whole reef or an individual seashell
- 11. the ion HCO3 with a -1 charge