Hi Kids 6 Unit 3

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival (6)
  2. 5. White ___ of Arctic regions (9)
  3. 7. Large area covered with trees (6)
  4. 8. Short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet (7)
  5. 11. An edible ___ made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods (5)
  6. 13. Intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests (10)
  7. 14. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail (8)
  8. 15. A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth (6)

Down

  1. 2. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (6)
  2. 3. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (6)
  3. 4. The ___ point of the Earth's axis (9)
  4. 6. A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land (3)
  5. 9. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions (5)
  6. 10. Land where ___ or ___ vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life (9)
  7. 12. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars (5)
  8. 13. A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of (4)