Water Quality in Freshwater Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 4. The non-living organisms in an ecosystem
  2. 6. Neither an acid or a base is called a ____
  3. 7. High Turbidity causes _______ to not be able to produce their own food. (photosynthesis)
  4. 9. This term describes when the water is cloudy or dirty with small particles
  5. 11. An animals/organisms ability to adapt to their ecosystem is refer to as their Range of _________.
  6. 13. High Turbidity can clog fish ______ so they have a hard time breathing
  7. 15. The pH Scale goes from _____ to 14.
  8. 16. A pH higher than seven are more of a ______
  9. 18. A range of 1-2 is considered ________ for the ecosystem
Down
  1. 1. This type of pollution occurs when industries use water to cool their machines
  2. 2. This temperature of water has LESS oxygen
  3. 3. High Turbidity causes less ____ so fish cannot see their food
  4. 5. This factor can affects the amount of oxygen in water
  5. 8. A pH lower than seven has more ______
  6. 10. High turbidity can cause _____ of soil next to the water
  7. 12. This temperature of water has MORE oxygen
  8. 14. The pH ______ measures how acidic or basic water may be
  9. 17. If water is _____ it absorbs too much heat from the sun and the water loses more oxygen
  10. 19. The Living organisms in an ecosystem