Water Crossword

3. a disctinctive temperature transition zone in water also known as the mesolimnion
5. areas of saturated ground
8. zones in the vertical water column of a water body
11. warmer upper layer of a lake that is mixed by wind and warmed by the sun
12. drier areas around wetlands
16. when corals expel their algal partner and then die
18. shallow ecosystems in which the land surface is saturated or submerged at least part of the year
19. wetlands without trees
20. shallow pools of seawater that form on the rocky intertidal shore
21. jets of hot water and minerals on the ocean floor
22. Differing conditions from upper to lower layers of the ocean
24. special variety of trees that grow in salt water
25. this much of all endangered species spend at least part of their lives in wetlands

1. Autotrophic organisms that act as producers in aquatic ecosystems
2. What percent of the earth's surface is water?
4. colder, deeper layer of a lake that is not mixed
6. Also known as the water cycle
7. low, narrow sandy islands that form parallel to a coastline
9. The type of community at the bottom of a sea or lake
10. a bay or drowned valley where a river empties into the sea
13. single-celled organisms such as amoebae
14. shallow wetlands along coastlines that are flooded regularly or occassionally with sea water
15. name of the bottom of a lake
17. wooded wetlands
23. not using oxygen