Arthropods Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The tough material that makes up an arthropod’s exoskeleton.
  2. 3. Divided into separate body sections.
  3. 4. The natural place where an organism lives.
  4. 8. The rear body section of many arthropods.
  5. 9. Arthropods that mostly live in water, like crabs and lobsters.
  6. 11. The transfer of pollen that helps plants reproduce.
  7. 13. The early stage of some insects that looks different from the adult.
  8. 15. The system that moves fluids through an organism’s body.
  9. 17. A major category used to classify organisms.
  10. 18. A poisonous substance some arthropods use to capture prey.
  11. 19. A process where an animal changes form as it grows.
Down
  1. 2. A type of arthropod that usually has six legs and three body parts.
  2. 5. An animal with jointed legs, a segmented body, and a hard outer covering.
  3. 6. A group of arthropods with eight legs, such as spiders and scorpions.
  4. 7. Tubes in land arthropods that carry air into the body.
  5. 8. A body part such as a leg or claw used for movement or grabbing food.
  6. 10. Organs used by aquatic animals to breathe underwater.
  7. 12. The middle section of an arthropod’s body.
  8. 14. The phylum that includes all arthropods.
  9. 16. A hard outer skeleton that protects an arthropod and prevents it from drying out.