Animal Adaptations
Across
- 3. Charles Darwin observed these birds to come up with his theory of natural selection.
- 5. Animals that are active at dawn and dusk are known as this.
- 8. Blending into the environment to stay safe from predators.
- 10. Slow changes in animals and plants over time.
- 11. The type of selection that happens when animals that are best adapted survive and reproduce.
- 12. A skeleton on the inside of an animal protecting their important organs.
- 13. Animals that are active during the day are known as this.
- 16. These animals camouflaged against the trees.
- 17. To leave an area due to lack of food or the weather.
- 18. When an animal copies a dangerous animal, it is known as this.
- 19. This type of adaptation is how an animal acts to help it survive.
Down
- 1. This type of adaptation is something about the body of an animal that helps it survive.
- 2. Animals that are active at night are known as this.
- 4. Inactivity during the cold winter months.
- 6. Inactivity during the hot summer months.
- 7. These animals evolved from the wolf.
- 9. Hard outer covering that protects insects and crustaceans.
- 14. The type of selection that happens when humans change a species to be more like what they want.
- 15. The last name of the scientist who came up with the theory of natural selection.