Animal Adaptations

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Hard structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing. (5)
  2. 4. A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (4)
  3. 5. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)
  4. 6. An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals (7)
  5. 8. Sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles (plural) (5)
  6. 11. The responsive adjustment of a sense organ to varying conditions (plural) (11)
  7. 12. Located at or near or coming from the earth's poles (5)

Down

  1. 1. The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface (9)
  2. 3. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids (plural) (9)
  3. 7. The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge (5)
  4. 9. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions (5)
  5. 10. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)