Marine Biology Vocabulary Crossword

an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide or other chemicals.
an organism that eats other plants or animals or energy and nutrients.
independent swimmers.
Microscopic algae, Autotrophic
organisms that live on, in or near the bottom of a river, lake or streams.
animals that don't have a backbone.
animals with backbones
sponge; cells perform all life process without tissue or organs; only contains 2 layers of cells.
Tissue, no organs
large phylum of animals that includes oysters, clams, mussels, conchs, snails, sea slugs, squid and octopuses.
land and sea “bugs”; includes shrimps, crabs, lobsters, copepods and barnacles
The oceans stars; includes sea stars,sea urchins, sand dollars.
Cartilage Skeleton (Not bones); includes Sharks, and rays
Hair and mammary glands; includes Sea otters, pinnepeds (walruses, seals, sea lions), manatees, whales.
Bony fish, ray-finned fish, Great diversity in the ocean; includes Large tuna, grouper, sailfish, Flounder, Seahorses, Eels