Loggerhead Turtle Crossword

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A body of water surrounded by land (4)
  2. 5. Any recently ___ animal (plural) (10)
  3. 7. Living things like trees and flowers that grow in soil (6)
  4. 10. Oval foods laid by hens (4)
  5. 11. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (plural) (7)
  6. 13. Sandy shore beside the sea (plural) (7)

Down

  1. 1. A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young (4)
  2. 3. A shoe for swimming (plural) (8)
  3. 4. At risk of becoming extinct. (10)
  4. 6. Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile (plural) (6)
  5. 8. To move through water (4)
  6. 9. A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects (plural) (4)
  7. 12. Hard structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing. (5)