Environmental Learning: 5th Grade

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Across
  1. 3. specialized structures within a living cell
  2. 5. managed decomposition of organic materials
  3. 6. where an organism lives.
  4. 9. animal without an internal skeleton
  5. 10. Cycle movement of water through the atmosphere
  6. 11. breaking down of organic matter using worms
  7. 13. arthropod with 6 legs and 3 body parts
  8. 15. animal that eats only plants
  9. 18. a sustainable farming method that combines plants and fish together in a system
  10. 22. to break down, like when a dead plant turns to soil.
  11. 23. chemical element found in DNA, Proteins and Chlorophyll. Important component of the nutrient cycle
  12. 25. matter that is deposited on the surface of the land or the bottom of a body of water
  13. 27. characteristic either inherited or learned
  14. 30. invertebrates with an exoskeleton
  15. 32. it contains the information for life.
  16. 33. the breaking down of a landmass such as by earthquake or landslide
  17. 34. single celled organisms that can be helpful or harmful.
  18. 35. force that builds up landmasses
  19. 36. study of the Earth
Down
  1. 1. moving Earth material by forces such as wind and rain.
  2. 2. Poppy is a ____
  3. 4. chemical substances that are essential for all living things
  4. 7. type of fish that we raise from egg to fry
  5. 8. 3rd stage of the trout’s life cycle after completely absorbing its yolk sack.
  6. 12. beetle larva and the chicken’s favorite treat
  7. 14. box turtle who lives in the greenhouse
  8. 16. wearing down by natural forces (wind or rain)
  9. 17. arthropod with 4 pairs of legs
  10. 18. 2nd trout life cycle stage where yolk sack is still attached
  11. 19. the “control center” of the cell which contains DNA
  12. 20. 8 legged arthropod
  13. 21. an animal with a backbone
  14. 24. cold blooded animal covered in scales that breathes through gills
  15. 26. warm blooded animal with fur.
  16. 28. Study of the worlds ocean
  17. 29. when sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform
  18. 31. trait passed on from parent to offspring
  19. 34. vertebrates covered by feathers