P.s. Section 2 Algal Blooms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. BLOOM
A. Seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin (plural)
2. REDTIDES
B. Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
3. ALGAE
C. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots
4. NUTRIENTS
D. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud (plural)
5. DINOFLAGELLATES
E. The end of life
6. SALTWATER
F. The color of grass
7. SEASONS
G. A person who operates a farm (plural)
8. DANGEROUS
H. Tiny single-celled living things, some of which cause illness
9. SHELLFISH
I. Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a ___
10. CLAMS
J. Water that is not salty
11. MUSSELS
K. Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more ___ (plural)
12. ILLNESS
L. A living thing that has the ability to act or function independently (plural)
13. DEATH
M. The rays of the sun
14. FRESHWATER
N. Involving or causing ___ or risk
15. LAKES
O. The organic process of bearing flowers
16. GREEN
P. A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic
17. NITROGEN
Q. A common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas
18. PHOSPHORUS
R. Chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella (plural)
19. FERTILIZERS
S. Black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine (plural)
20. SEWAGE
T. Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (plural)
21. SUNLIGHT
U. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (plural)
22. BACTERIA
V. Water containing salts
23. ORGANISMS
W. Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
24. FARMERS
X. A body of water surrounded by land (plural)