Across
- 7. Wetlands that don’t have trees
- 8. Zone that consists of the upper layers in the ocean that reach about 20 meters deep
- 9. (2 words) wetlands that are occasionally flooded with seawater
- 10. Is known as wooded wetlands
- 13. Another word for mud
- 15. Zone where there is excess nutrients that causes there to be bacteria growth that takes up all of the oxygen so that no other life may form there.
- 18. upper layer in a lake that is mixed with winded and warmed by the sun
- 20. another word for the mesolimnion boundary
- 21. (2 words) narrow islands that are parallel to the coastline
- 22. A cycle that shows the path of water
- 23. layer below the epilimnion that is both colder and deeper
- 24. areas that contain saturated ground
- 25. Reef that is known for its biological productivity and biodiversity
Down
- 1. (2 words) the dry areas that surround wetlands
- 2. type of ecosystem where the land is submerged during a portion of the year
- 3. Zone that consists of shorelines
- 4. (2 words) feature of aquatic ecosystems that differs in conditions between the upper and lower layers
- 5. (2 words) a depression in shoreline that is flooded with seawater at high tide and still has some water in it at low tide
- 6. Zone that consists of photosynthetic organisms
- 11. Type of tree that can grow in salt water.
- 12. Caused by a rise in water temperature within the coral reefs
- 14. Where the rivers empty into the ocean
- 16. Zone that is exposed due to the low tides
- 17. Type of energy that evaporates most water
- 19. Photosynthetic plant that supports the marine food web