Across
- 4. process in which an animal completely transforms
- 9. cycle stages an animal goes through from birth until death
- 10. make a hole/tunnel in the ground to live or hide in
- 11. the specific traits of a person, thing, or group
- 13. hard covering outside of an invertebrate animal that provides support and protection
- 14. set of bones, rods, shells, or other stiff substances that support an animal's body
- 16. active during the night; sleep during the day
- 18. a change in the body of an animal or in the way it behaves to make survival easier
- 21. young animals that come from an egg
- 23. a part of the body that has a particular job
- 24. animal that maintains a constant body temperature; often warmer than tempurature of their surroundings
- 25. animal that eats both plants and animals
- 27. imitation by an organism of its environment or of others to survive
- 28. type of animal whose body temperature changes with the temperature of their own environment
Down
- 1. baby of an animal or plant
- 2. animal that does not have a backbone
- 3. animal that can live in water and on land
- 5. theory that animals and plans have naturally changed over time
- 6. act taken to keep someone/something safe from attack
- 7. move from one place to another to live
- 8. change in order to make survival easier
- 12. to hold up
- 15. body markings that allow animals to blend in with habitat
- 17. lose hair or feathers that are replaced by new hair or feathers
- 19. animal hunted by another for food
- 20. one of the three categories used to categorize natural objects
- 22. animal that eats other animals
- 26. animal that has a backbone