Across
- 2. area between 23.5 degrees north & south of the equator
- 5. a long narrow study area
- 6. rock from coral skeletons or reef animals
- 10. el Nino / Southern Oscillation
- 13. all individuals of a given species
- 14. top layer of water in which there is light
- 16. theory describing movement of earth's crustal plates
- 17. questions that explain the underlying causes
- 20. rock laid down in layers and compressed over time
Down
- 1. ocean's primary producer
- 3. young animals that have different shape from adult form
- 4. part of seashore between high & low tides
- 7. plants that attach to surface of other plants
- 8. volcanic islands are also called this
- 9. long-term patterns of temperature, wind, rain, etc.
- 11. strong circular storm, i.e., monsoon or hurricane
- 12. aquatic plants that filter plankton & detrius from moving water
- 15. process by which water evaporates from leaves
- 18. a species found in only one island or island chain
- 19. corall island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon