Prairie Dog

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The second largest state (5)
  2. 5. All living things that are undomesticated (8)
  3. 7. Activity leading to skilled behavior (8)
  4. 8. Colorful blooms that grow on plants (7)
  5. 10. Green plant covering lawns (plural) (7)
  6. 12. Relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth (6)
  7. 13. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail (plural) (9)
  8. 14. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (plural) (5)
  9. 15. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  10. 16. Green parts of a tree that fall in autumn (6)

Down

  1. 1. A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains (8)
  2. 2. A burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia (plural) (9)
  3. 4. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment (9)
  4. 6. Small wolf native to western North America (plural) (7)
  5. 9. The usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes (plural) (5)
  6. 11. A hole made by an animal, usually for shelter (plural) (7)