Across
- 2. to put different things into groups that are the same
- 4. a living thing that makes its own food
- 8. a part of something that is easy to notice
- 10. what something is supposed to do or how it should work
- 11. a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive
- 14. the way a plant uses sunlight, air, and water to make food
- 20. when a living thing changes into something very different
- 21. any living thing that eats other living things
- 22. a young insect that is still growing a shell and wings
- 23. an animal with a backbone and hair or fur
- 24. an animal that eats plants and animals
- 25. when an animal sleeps during winter
- 26. all living or non-living things that surround an organism
- 28. an animal that is hunted by other animals
- 29. part of a living thing
- 30. tiny pieces inside of soil that help plants grow and stay healthy
- 34. trait, a trait that a living thing learns over time
- 35. to go inside something
- 38. when an animal moves far away to find food or shelter
- 39. not often seen or done
- 40. to react to something that is happening
- 41. an adaptation that lets an animal blend in to its surroundings
- 42. an animal with a backbone
- 43. a young plant inside a seed
- 44. to be born from an egg
- 47. an animal that only eats plants
- 49. when an animal breathes in
Down
- 1. an organism's young babies
- 2. what all living things are made of
- 3. to hold or include something
- 5. the pattern of weather that happen in one place over time
- 6. a living thing that can break down plants and animal parts to become part of the soil again
- 7. when an animal copies characteristics from its surroundings
- 9. to have different traits and characteristics
- 12. an animal that starts life in the water and moves onto the land
- 13. a kind of tree that reproduces with cones
- 15. an animal with no backbone
- 16. a feature that helps you know or understand what something is
- 17. the things a person or animal does
- 18. the movement of pollen from a male flower to a female flower
- 19. the part of an animal that takes in oxygen from the air
- 27. trait, a trait that a living thing is born with, that comes from parents
- 31. forest, a forest that has different weather in different seasons
- 32. an animal that is active at night and asleep during the day
- 33. when a living thing makes others of its own kind
- 36. a hard outer body part that protects an animal, a shell
- 37. a baby insect without a shell or wings
- 45. rain forest, a forest that is hot and gets lots of rain
- 46. when a seed first begins to grow
- 48. common to have similar traits and characteristics