Lentic Systems Crossword Puzzle

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LOTIC : Running Water such as streams and rivers.
MAN MADE : Unnatural lake caused by damming rivers, quarries or mines or stock ponds on ranches
BENTHIC : Region at lowest level of a body of water.
CLARITY : ___________ Clarity determines how far light can penetrate
HYPOLIMNION : Deepest Coldest  layer of a lake
EPLIMINION : Surface layer of water mixed by wind.
OXBOW : Lake formed by meandering Rivers.
PHOTIC : Zone where light reaches
PROFUNDAL : Zone deep bottom water area with no light penetration. No photosynthesis or rooted plants.
EUTROPHIC : Shallow, nutrient lakes with high productivity and low oxygen.
OLIGOTROPHIC : Deep, low nutrient lakes with low aquatic plants & High oxygen.
PLAYAS : Lake formed from multiple things that leave a depression.
LITTORAL : Zone on the shore area of the lake or pond that is shallow enough for light.
LENTIC : Standing Water such as lakes and ponds.
WATERSHED : Freshwater Ecosystem is determined by this.
LIMNETIC : Zone of well-lit open waters away from the shore
THERMOCLINE : Transition layer  of a lake between the mixed layer the the surface
APHOTIC : Zone where light does not penetrate
GLACIER : Lake formed by Glaciers.

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QUESTIONS LIST:

lotic : running water such as streams and rivers.
man made : unnatural lake caused by damming rivers, quarries or mines or stock ponds on ranches
benthic : region at lowest level of a body of water.
clarity : _ clarity determines how far light can penetrate
hypolimnion : deepest coldest layer of a lake
epliminion : surface layer of water mixed by wind.
oxbow : lake formed by meandering rivers.
photic : zone where light reaches
profundal : zone deep bottom water area with no light penetration. no photosynthesis or rooted plants.
eutrophic : shallow, nutrient lakes with high productivity and low oxygen.
oligotrophic : deep, low nutrient lakes with low aquatic plants & high oxygen.
playas : lake formed from multiple things that leave a depression.
littoral : zone on the shore area of the lake or pond that is shallow enough for light.
lentic : standing water such as lakes and ponds.
watershed : freshwater ecosystem is determined by this.
limnetic : zone of well-lit open waters away from the shore
thermocline : transition layer of a lake between the mixed layer the the surface
aphotic : zone where light does not penetrate
glacier : lake formed by glaciers.