Grade 5- Skeletons Crossword

4. – What is the function of the skeleton that keeps organs safe?
6. – What type of structure consists of beams or struts with spaces between them?
10. – What part of the skeleton protects the brain?
11. – What structure supports and protects an animal’s body?
12. – What is the hard outer covering of some invertebrates called?
16. – What do we call an animal that does not have a backbone?
17. – What tough material makes up the exoskeleton of some invertebrates?
20. – What is the internal bone structure of vertebrates called?

1. – What is the main function of the skeleton that helps hold up the body?
2. – What important body part does the skeleton protect, like the heart or brain?
3. – What does the skeleton help the body to do along with muscles?
5. – What is a system of connected parts that supports a shape?
7. – What type of structure has support on the outside?
8. – What do we call an animal that has a backbone?
9. – What connects bones and allows movement in the skeleton?
13. – What is another name for the spine in vertebrates?
14. – What part of the skeleton protects the heart and lungs?
15. – What are the stiff supporting parts of a frame structure called?
18. – What is a long, strong part of a frame structure called?
19. – What are the hard parts that make up the skeleton of a vertebrate?