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1 Waters in which SAVs will grow into a mat and kill off life below are _______ 2 Used to thin eutrophic phytoplankton growth
4 This kind of eutrophication is part of ecologic succession, lasting ages 3 Benthic plants that are entirely beneath the water surface
5 Used to limit erosion, runoffs of animal wastes, and leaching of fertilizers 6 Common limiting factor in fresh water
7 Common limiting factor in sea water 9 Used to support oxygen levels in spite of heavy draw by decomposers
8 Bacteria sought by a fecal coliform test 10 These plants anchor to bottoms of water bodies
11 Benthic plants that break through the water surface 12 Acre for acre, much worse about fertilizers than farmers
13 Red Tides are an example of this 14 Reducing this kills off overabundant shoreline plants
15 Sewage that has received no treatment at all 16 Nutrient-rich, turbid waters with phytoplankton blooms are _________
17 Clear waters with deep light penetration and low nutrients are ____________ 18 An organism which is not pathogenic but used to test for one that is is a _________ organism.
19 Only useful where SAVs have dominated instead of phytoplankton
20 Means "living on riverbanks", used with vegetation; filters water entering river
21 Some kinds exacerbate phosphorus levels in already nutrient-rich sewage
22 This kind of eutrophication is human-driven and highly accelerated


Reference

Nebel, Bernard J. and Wright, Richard T. Environmental Science: The Way The World Works. 7th ed. 2000: Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

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