Unit 9-Wetlands

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Across
  1. 3. where land and water meet
  2. 7. smells like rotten eggs
  3. 10. wetlands improve water quality by acting as a __
  4. 11. mixture of fresh and saltwater
  5. 13. where a river meets the ocean
  6. 14. wetlands provide natural flood control because the soil acts like a __
  7. 17. a broad inlet of the sea, where the land curves inward
  8. 18. when plants have a tolerance for salt
Down
  1. 1. the steam of plants in bays are __
  2. 2. it's gravitational pull causes the tides
  3. 4. the only hypersaline bay in the U.S.
  4. 5. wetland with oxygen in soil
  5. 6. birds bays and estuaries act as a habitat and protect __
  6. 8. plants in bays and estuaries that are water tolerant
  7. 9. surge wetlands protect communities from sudden rises of water, called __
  8. 12. a wetland without oxygen in the soil
  9. 15. bays/estuaries act as a __ for newborn fish and shrimp
  10. 16. plants in wetlands pump this out of their leaves