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P.s. Section 2 Algal Blooms · Fronts · page 1

BLOOM
REDTIDES
ALGAE
NUTRIENTS
DINOFLAGELLATES
SALTWATER
SEASONS
DANGEROUS

P.s. Section 2 Algal Blooms · Backs · page 1

Seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin (plural)
The organic process of bearing flowers
Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (plural)
Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots
Water containing salts
Chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella (plural)
Involving or causing ___ or risk
A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (plural)

P.s. Section 2 Algal Blooms · Fronts · page 2

SHELLFISH
CLAMS
MUSSELS
ILLNESS
DEATH
FRESHWATER
LAKES
GREEN

P.s. Section 2 Algal Blooms · Backs · page 2

Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud (plural)
Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a ___
Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine (plural)
Water that is not salty
The end of life
The color of grass
A body of water surrounded by land (plural)

P.s. Section 2 Algal Blooms · Fronts · page 3

NITROGEN
PHOSPHORUS
FERTILIZERS
SEWAGE
SUNLIGHT
BACTERIA
ORGANISMS
FARMERS

P.s. Section 2 Algal Blooms · Backs · page 3

A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic
A common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas
Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more ___ (plural)
Tiny single-celled living things, some of which cause illness
The rays of the sun
A person who operates a farm (plural)
A living thing that has the ability to act or function independently (plural)