Channel Islands Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. How well an ecosystem can bounce back after something bad happens.
  2. 11. The biggest island in the park.
  3. 13. This tower helps ships see at night.
  4. 14. When animals leave an area.
  5. 16. A popular camping spot, named after a stinging creature
  6. 19. A scenic overlook with sea caves below.
  7. 20. These animals bark like dogs and live on the shore.
Down
  1. 1. This cave has colorful rock walls, it’s like nature painted it!
  2. 2. How many animals or plants live in a certain space.
  3. 3. The water between the islands and mainland.
  4. 4. The most animals or plants that can live in a space without running out of food or shelter.
  5. 6. All the living things in an area that interact with each other.
  6. 7. A fossil that tells scientists what time period the rocks came from.
  7. 8. This isn’t a forest of trees – it grows underwater!
  8. 9. When animals move from one place to another during the year.
  9. 10. A big change in nature that affects plants and animals.
  10. 12. The variety of genes in a group of living things.
  11. 15. Figuring out how old a fossil is by looking at the layers of rock around it.
  12. 17. A tiny fox that lives only on these islands.
  13. 18. Starts with an "A" and sounds like "a-nuh-KAP-uh."