Animal Classification Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. are animals without backbones
- 5. have backbones, are cold-blooded, use gills to breathe, most lay eggs, have scales and fins, live in water
- 7. copy the looks of something else (for example--patterns)
- 10. very simple animals that have many pores through which water flows
- 11. have tube-shaped mouths to eat and drink
- 12. have backbones, are warm-blooded, breathe with lungs, have babies that are born live, have fur or hair, produce milk to feed their young
- 13. have long, tube-like bodies that are divided into segments
- 15. emits a bad smell to protect itself from predators
- 18. have backbones, are cold-blooded, use gills to breath in early stages of life, breathe on land with lungs as adults, go through metamorphosis
- 19. have jointed legs, have a hard outer covering called an exoskeleton, and have segmented bodies
- 21. can blend in with their surroundings (for example--skin color)
Down
- 1. have backbones, are warm-blooded, breathe with lungs, lay eggs, have feathers, a beak, two wings, and two feet
- 2. has tentacles to grab and hold its food
- 4. have arms that extend from the middle of the body
- 6. are animals with backbones
- 8. have soft bodies and most have thick muscular foot for movement or to open and close their shells
- 9. have backbones, are cold-blooded, breathe with lungs, most lay eggs, have plates or scales
- 14. cold-blooded, do NOT maintain a constant body temperature
- 16. warm-blooded, maintain a nearly constant internal body temperature
- 17. a porcupine has these to make a painful attack on a predator
- 20. a cat has these to make a painful attack on a predator