Across
- 4. – Living in or digging tunnels or holes in the ground.
- 7. – To enter a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during cold seasons to conserve energy.
- 8. – Active during the night and sleeping during the day.
- 9. – Active during the day and resting at night.
- 12. – An animal that chews cud regurgitated from its stomach, typically with a specialized stomach with multiple chambers (e.g., cows, deer).
- 14. – Most active during twilight periods—dawn and dusk.
- 16. – Eating both plants and animals.
- 18. – An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals for food.
- 19. – Moving from one region or habitat to another, often seasonally, typically for breeding or food.
Down
- 1. – Living in or frequently found in trees.
- 2. – Feeding mainly on other animals (meat-eating).
- 3. – The resemblance of one organism to another or to an object in its environment to gain some survival advantage.
- 5. – The animals of a particular region, habitat, or period in history.
- 6. – Large animals, typically those weighing over 45 kilograms (100 pounds), such as elephants, whales, or dinosaurs.
- 10. – Native to and restricted to a specific geographic area.
- 11. – An animal that feeds on dead or decaying organisms.
- 13. – Feeding primarily on fish.
- 14. – The use of color or shape to blend into surroundings to avoid detection by predators or prey.
- 15. – Feeding mainly on plants.
- 17. – A group of similar organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
