Axolotls in Peril

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Across
  1. 3. A change in genetic code
  2. 4. To change over time
  3. 5. A body part that extracts oxygen from water so animals can breathe underwater
  4. 8. The community of organisms interacting with each other in their physical surroundings
  5. 10. Interconnected food chains of what eats what within an ecosystem
  6. 13. Grass or plants that help clean contaminated water
  7. 15. Favorable, helpful, or advantageous
  8. 16. Originally from a place
  9. 18. The ability to regrow body parts
  10. 19. To state or assert that something is correct or true
  11. 21. When there are no more remaining members of a species
  12. 22. Animals like frogs, toads, and salamanders that need a moist environment to survive.
  13. 23. Widely recognized and well established
Down
  1. 1. A cute and frilly salamander, native to Mexico City
  2. 2. An explanation about something in a clear and logical way
  3. 3. A creature studied extensively in the lab to help scientists better understand it
  4. 4. The facts or information whether a belief or claim is correct or true
  5. 6. A type of animal that is not native to an area that usually has a negative effect
  6. 7. To prosper, flourish, or do very well
  7. 9. Floating gardens made from woven rafts anchored in shallow water
  8. 11. An unhatched offspring
  9. 12. The immature form of an animal
  10. 14. The capital of Mexico, with population of nearly 9 million people
  11. 17. Retaining juvenile features, even when grown up
  12. 20. A district, or neighborhood of Mexico city