Wetland Wildlife Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• wetland : a place where land meets water, provides habitat, clean water, flood control and stores carbon.
• skunk cabbage: a plant that smells of rotting meat to attract flies and their eggs.
• beaver : an animal with large front teeth that serves many roles in the wetland: habitat creation, water management, and ecosystem engineering.
• muskrat : a small animal that may live with and provide food for beavers during the winter season.
• dam : a structure created by beavers that controls the flow of a creek.
• hibernation : when animals hide away for the colder season and go into a deep and prolonged sleep.
• bird : an animal that flies and lives near wetlands that helps disperse seeds, pollinate plants and cycle nutrients.
• invertebrates : an organism without a backbone.
• exoskeleton : the name of the outer covering of invertebrates.
• invasive species : a nonnative species that disturbs the ecosystems in which it has been introduced.
• natural selection : the process where certain traits or characteristics help plants and animals survive their environment.