Across
- 4. one of the usually green, flat parts of a plant or tree that grows from the stem or branch
- 5. a movable body part used by birds, bats, or insects to fly
- 6. a reptile with rough, scaly skin, four legs, and a long tapering tail.
- 9. an area where limestone predominates, characterized by ravines, sinks, and caverns caused by underground streams.
- 11. small animals whose bodies are divided into three parts. Insects also have three pairs of legs and usually one or two pairs of wings
- 12. the food and drink usually eaten and drunk by a person or animal.
- 13. a flowing body of water, smaller than a river
- 16. a fungus with a stalk and a cap that looks like a small umbrella. Some kinds can be eaten; other kinds are poisonous.
Down
- 1. a high, steep face of rock or earth
- 2. the larva, or middle life stage, of a moth or butterfly.
- 3. a small animal with eight legs and a body made up of two parts. Most of them spin webs in which they nest and catch insects to eat.
- 7. the natural environment of an animal or plant.
- 8. long, thin body part on the head of insects, crabs, and other animals. It is used to feel and smell.
- 10. the small part of a flowering plant that grows into a new plant.
- 14. a warm-blooded animal with fur or hair on its skin and a skeleton inside its body. The mothers produce milk to feed their babies.
- 15. a small body of still water.