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"Rainforest #1": HTML5 Crossword |
Across1. Forest layer formed by the crown of tall trees, often 65-100 feet tall (6)
5. A group of animals with exoskeletons, jointed legs, and segmented bodies; includes insects, spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes, crawfish, lobsters, and scorpions (9)
9. Capable of living on both land and water for at least a portion of its life cycle (10)
10. Name for species or organisms that face extinction (10)
12. Dead and decaying flesh (7)
13. The destruction of a forest often caused by slash-and-burn agriculture, cattle ranching, timber harvesting and development (13)
18. A body part or behavior that helps a plant or animal to survive (10)
20. An animal that eats only other animals; also an order of mammals that includes bears, cats, raccoons and the weasel family (9)
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Down2. An animal that lives in (or is adapted to living in) trees (8)
3. ___ eel: This is a knife fish (rather than a true eel) with a fin running almost the whole length of its underside that allows it to swim forwards and backwards. Known for its ability to produce voltages strong enough both to stun prey and deter predators (8)
4. Planned management of a natural resource to prevent over-exploitation, destruction, or neglect (12)
6. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state (12)
7. The term for the variety of life and the natural processes of which living things are a part; includes the living organisms and genetic differences between them and the communities in which they occur (12)
8. Animal vocalizations to other animals that are not songs; made during courtship, feeding, and migration or as a warning (5)
11. An animal that maintains its body temperature within fairly narrow limits by behavioral means such as basking or seeking shade (9)
14. The broadened base of a tree trunk that helps support the tree (8)
15. A tropical plant in the same family as the pineapple; it often grows on the limbs and trunks of trees (9)
16. A fruit eater (9)
17. Resembling a small horse, this is one of the world’s largest rodents and a relative of the common hamster. Semi-aquatic and native to South American rainforests, it can grow four feet long and weigh over 140 pounds (8,0)
19. Rainfall not absorbed by soil (6)
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ACROSS
1. Forest layer formed by the crown of tall trees, often 65-100 feet tall (6)
5. A group of animals with exoskeletons, jointed legs, and segmented bodies; includes insects, spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes, crawfish, lobsters, and scorpions (9)
9. Capable of living on both land and water for at least a portion of its life cycle (10)
10. Name for species or organisms that face extinction (10)
12. Dead and decaying flesh (7)
13. The destruction of a forest often caused by slash-and-burn agriculture, cattle ranching, timber harvesting and development (13)
18. A body part or behavior that helps a plant or animal to survive (10)
20. An animal that eats only other animals; also an order of mammals that includes bears, cats, raccoons and the weasel family (9)
DOWN
2. An animal that lives in (or is adapted to living in) trees (8)
3. ___ eel: This is a knife fish (rather than a true eel) with a fin running almost the whole length of its underside that allows it to swim forwards and backwards. Known for its ability to produce voltages strong enough both to stun prey and deter predators (8)
4. Planned management of a natural resource to prevent over-exploitation, destruction, or neglect (12)
6. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state (12)
7. The term for the variety of life and the natural processes of which living things are a part; includes the living organisms and genetic differences between them and the communities in which they occur (12)
8. Animal vocalizations to other animals that are not songs; made during courtship, feeding, and migration or as a warning (5)
11. An animal that maintains its body temperature within fairly narrow limits by behavioral means such as basking or seeking shade (9)
14. The broadened base of a tree trunk that helps support the tree (8)
15. A tropical plant in the same family as the pineapple; it often grows on the limbs and trunks of trees (9)
16. A fruit eater (9)
17. Resembling a small horse, this is one of the world’s largest rodents and a relative of the common hamster. Semi-aquatic and native to South American rainforests, it can grow four feet long and weigh over 140 pounds (8,0)
19. Rainfall not absorbed by soil (6)
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