Aquatic Biomes Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• aquatic : water-based
• freshwater : water bodies with less than 1% salt
• saltwater : water bodies with
• pond : smaller non-flowing water systems; may be seasonal
• lake : larger non-flowing water systems; may last for hundreds of years
• rivers and streams : bodies of flowing water that move in one direction
• abyssal : deep-sea; 3,000-6,000 meters below the ocean surface
• estuary : partially closed coastal bodies where freshwater rivers or streams flow into it
• wetland : areas of standing water with aquatic plants that provide habitat for many species
• coral reef : limestone ridges found in tropical climates
• benthic : lowest level; sediment surfaces
• ocean : very large bodies of saltwater
• corals : the dominant organisms in the coral reef
• intertidal : where land meets the sea
• pelagic : depth of 0-200 meters underwater/open ocean
• brackish : slightly salty water, the mixture of river water and seawater
• source : point of river where temperature is always lower
• mouth : point of river where water becomes murky from the sediments picked up upstream