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2. Very few left, it faces major threats, and it might go extinct.
4. An animal that mainly eats meat
6. An animal that feeds on dead animals
7. A group of animals that have similar characteristics and can produce offspring.
9. Colours and patterns that help an animal blend into its surroundings
10. All of the plants and animals that live in a specific area
11. An animal that is eaten by other animals
13. Illegal hunting of animals
17. An animal that mainly eats plants
20. Selection: The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
21. The specific role (“job”) of an organism within a community
22. An animal that eats plants and meat
23. All of that species is now dead; it is no longer found anywhere Habitat: The type of place an animal lives (e.g. savannah, rainforest, etc.)

1. An animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusc, annelid, coelenterate, etc.
3. The theory of the evolution of species by natural selection
5. A feature of an animal (or plant) that helps it survive in a specific habitat or lifestyle
8. The complex community of interacting plants and animals in a specific habitat
12. The type of place an animal lives (e.g. savannah, rainforest, etc.)
13. Chemicals used to kill various pests (typically insect and rodent agricultural pests)
14. Most of the green plants (because they can produce their own food)
15. An animal that hunts and eats other animals
16. The process by which different kinds of living organism are believed to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
18. An animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
19. The process of organising things into classes or categories