Across
- 5. animals who have the same coloring as their surroundings, making them difficult to find
- 8. the claw of a bird of prey
- 10. a part of an animal's body that lets it breathe in air
- 14. long feelers that stick out of an insect's head
- 16. an animal that hunts other animals
- 18. a long thick stiff hair with a sharp point
- 19. a mammal that rears its young in a pouch
- 20. an animal that is caught and eaten by another animal, the predator
- 22. when a particular animal or plant no longer lives on Earth
- 25. a group of large plant-eating animals
- 26. short depth of water
- 28. stage in some insects' lives when they look like a small adult insect
- 30. rise and fall of the ocean on the shore
- 31. a rocky place in shallow water where many sea creatures live
- 34. protecting plants and animals from becoming extinct
- 35. to walk through the water
Down
- 1. to eat grass
- 2. caterpillar or grub stage in an insect's life
- 3. part of the body that helps the body move
- 4. a long, bendy arm
- 6. third part of an insect's body, behind its head and thorax
- 7. a sharp tooth that may carry poison into the bite
- 8. long thin part of the body, usually growing out of the head
- 9. a hole in the nose through which air passes
- 11. the lower land between hills or mountains
- 12. a long period of time with no rain
- 13. protective covering
- 15. to crush with the feet
- 17. move smoothly through the air without flapping the wings
- 20. stage when a larva changes into an adult
- 21. thin flaps on a fish's body used for swimming
- 23. the flow, or movement, of water
- 24. broad flat limbs that sea creatures use to help them swim
- 27. animals breed to produce babies
- 29. a curved, smooth shape that helps a fish swim through the water
- 32. a hole in the ground made by an animal to live in
- 33. middle part of an insect's body, between its head and abdomen