Across
- 3. animals that feed by staining suspended matter and food particles from the water
- 4. the amount of salt in a body of water
- 5. the process by which plants convert solar energy into chemical energy (sugar)
- 8. he flow of excess water on the surface after a storm occurs
- 11. pollution that can be traced from a single source
- 12. the flora and fauna found on the bottom, or in the bottom sediment of a body of water
- 13. landform made of sediment carried in from one water body to another (e.g. a river flowing into a sea)
- 15. deep water bodies where freshwater and saltwater mix
- 19. the deeper water between the limnetic zone and the lake bottom; too dark for photosynthesis and often has low oxygen levels.
- 24. how much dissolved oxygen is in the water available for animals to breathe
- 25. the debris and material that floats from the top of the ocean to the ocean floor
- 26. a wetland primarily vegetated by grasses and herbs
- 27. the area that is covered in water during high tide, and above water during low tide
- 29. bloom
- 31. usually tiny (but also larger) plant and animal organisms floating in the water
- 32. the top layer of a body of water that receives sunlight
- 33. the rising and falling of the sea.
- 36. aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents
- 38. the reduction of the ocean's pH caused by carbon dioxide in the water
- 39. the open and well-lit area of a body of freshwater, like a lake or pond.
- 40. any water that is above ground
- 42. the lowest level of a body of water, with lower temperatures and higher pressure
- 43. the zone that contains steep, small mountain streams
- 44. the zone of marine waters lit by the sun
Down
- 1. feeders deposit feeders are organisms that “take mud into their guts and extract nutrients from it”
- 2. the cloudiness/haziness of the water.
- 6. the moderate elevation zone of a stream that joins the source and coastal zones
- 7. water stored underground in the pore spaces of soil and rocks
- 9. the deepest zone in marine waters
- 10. water that contains less than 0.05 ppt dissolved salts
- 14. the zone beneath the euphotic zone
- 16. waste water from baths, sinks, washing machines, and other kitchen appliances
- 17. the stream zone containing low-lying ground adjacent to the stream
- 18. when the water is too rich in nutrients
- 20. the part of a sea, lake, or river that is closest to the shore
- 21. the upper surface of the groundwater
- 22. an area of land that is permanently saturated and primarily vegetated with trees
- 23. planktonic organisms less than two micrometers in size.
- 28. pollution that can’t be traced to a single source
- 30. when cold, deep ocean water rushes up and brings nutrients up to the surface
- 34. bacteria and some fungi that break down caracasses and marine snow
- 35. the area where the land meets the water
- 37. drainage basin
- 41. when water flows off the land into bodies of surface water