Desert Animals & Their Adaptations
Across
- 4. active during the daytime and sleeping during the nighttime
- 5. a physical or behavioral feature of an animal that helps them better survive in their environment
- 6. a large, arid area of land where little to no rainfall occurs (less than 10 inches per year)
- 8. actions an animal does in order to help it survive, like burrowing
- 10. to blend in with the surroundings, making it difficult to be seen
Down
- 1. physical features of an organism that help an animal survive in its environment, like the scaly skin of a lizard
- 2. active during twilight (dawn and/or dusk)
- 3. a process in which some living things survive better in their environment and are able to reproduce and pass on their genes
- 6. a reproduction of a natural scene that is made by posing an animal among preserved or sculpted trees, grass, flowers, and rocks
- 7. active during nighttime and sleeping during the day
- 8. a tunnel or hole that an animal digs for habitation (a place to live) or as a temporary refuge (a place of protection).
- 9. to give off or send out