Living Things and their Habitats Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• plant: a living thing that is not an animal
• habitat: the living place for an animal or a plant
• fertilization: the genes from the mother and father are combined to make a new life
• pollination: transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ of a plant to the female reproductive part
• seed: a tiny parcel containing everything a new plant needs to start growing
• asexual: reproduction which only needs one parent plant to make new plants
• clone: a copy with exactly the same dna as the original cell or living thing
• life cycle: the different stages of life of a living thing
• mammals: a type of animal that has a backbone, breathes air, and grows hair
• amphibians: cold-blooded animals with backbones that pass their lives both in fresh water and on land
• gestation: the period of time that a mammal carries her offspring, or babies, inside her body before giving birth.
• reproduction: the process by which a living organism creates a likeness of itself
• petal: a colored part of a flower that is made of cellulose and other organic matter
• anther: the part of the stamen in a flower where pollen is produced
• pollen: the substance that causes plants to form seeds
• birds: warm-blooded animals that lay eggs and have their bodies covered with feathers.
• reptiles: an air-breathing cold-blooded egg-laying vertebrate with an outer covering of scales or plates