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Biologic Evolution of the Marianas
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Caldera : opening at the top of the volcano
Pelagic : animal lives in the open ocean
Plankton : tiny animals that drift in ocean currents
Coral Polyps : juvenile coral animals
Secrete : process where coral polyps attached itself to a rock
Budding : reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents
Species : a group of related organisms which share certain characteristics
Photosynthesis : the process by which plant cells make carbohydrates and release oxygen as by product
Fringing Reef : reef build from the fringe of an island
Barrier Reef : Reef separated from land by a lagoon
Reef flat : area between shoreline outer edge of the reef
Equilibrium : state of balance between two opposing forces
Guano : waste matter from seabirds and bats
Evolve : to develop gradually by process of growth and change
Endemic : native to a particular country or region
Biologic Evolution of the Marianas
Across:1. | state of balance between two opposing forces | 3. | reef build from the fringe of an island | 7. | opening at the top of the volcano | 9. | to develop gradually by process of growth and change | 10. | process where coral polyps attached itself to a rock |
| 11. | juvenile coral animals | 13. | a group of related organisms which share certain characteristics | 14. | tiny animals that drift in ocean currents | 15. | reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents |
| | Down:2. | Reef separated from land by a lagoon | 4. | native to a particular country or region | 5. | waste matter from seabirds and bats |
| 6. | the process by which plant cells make carbohydrates and release oxygen as by product | 8. | area between shoreline outer edge of the reef | 12. | animal lives in the open ocean |
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Biologic Evolution of the Marianas
Across:1. | state of balance between two opposing forces | 3. | reef build from the fringe of an island | 7. | opening at the top of the volcano | 9. | to develop gradually by process of growth and change | 10. | process where coral polyps attached itself to a rock |
| 11. | juvenile coral animals | 13. | a group of related organisms which share certain characteristics | 14. | tiny animals that drift in ocean currents | 15. | reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents |
| | Down:2. | Reef separated from land by a lagoon | 4. | native to a particular country or region | 5. | waste matter from seabirds and bats |
| 6. | the process by which plant cells make carbohydrates and release oxygen as by product | 8. | area between shoreline outer edge of the reef | 12. | animal lives in the open ocean |
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© 2014
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only