Across
- 4. scientific name is testudines, neck is connected to body by thick tissue helps them swim faster
- 6. lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems
- 8. organism that comes from algae
- 10. helps plants harvest the suns energy and converting it into growth
- 12. relating to water; type of environment that is surrounded by water
- 14. caused by decomposition of submerged plants
- 15. the state or process of rotting; decay
Down
- 1. scientific name is crocodilian, blends in with water
- 2. area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide
- 3. aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently through water currents
- 5. growth caused by phosphorus
- 7. generic term used to describe areas of swamp, marsh or meadow
- 9. a deposit of dead plant material often mosses
- 11. scientific name is hydrophytes
- 13. air spaces in roots