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1. Brackish water
2. One of the rivers that contributes freshwater to the Galveston Bay system
3. Wastewater from this percentage of Texans flows to Galveston Bay each year
4. Removal of groundwater from the land surrounding Galveston Bay has caused this natural process to occur
5. The environment chosen by a species to live in, providing requisites such as food and shelter
6. This body of water spans 600 square miles
7. One of many habitats found in Galveston Bay
8. >500 species of this type of organism visit Galveston Bay during annual migrations
9. Galveston Bay provides entry to this third largest port in the U.S. Name the port.
10. Two of the four counties surrounding Galveston Bay
11. Two common non-point source pollutants
12. One of the ways in which freshwater inflow is reduced to the Bay(
13. Two organisms that use Galveston Bay as a nursery for their young
14. Trinity Bay, East Bay, and West Bay
15. Boating, sailing, water-skiing, fishing, oil and gas exploration and transportation
16. Approximately one-third of the state’s income from this commercial activity comes from Galveston Bay
17. This shallow bay habitat removes pollutants and sediment from the water column
18. A natural system including the sum of all living things, the non-living environment and its physical forces, and the relationships among them
19. A body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salty seawater
20. The salt concentration in marine waters ranging from 0 to 33 parts per thousand