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Biodiversity Crossword Puzzle
Test your knowledge with this fun game. Good luck!
Complete the crossword by clicking on a number and reading the clue. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Type your answer into the box. Then click on "Enter."
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Across: 2. This is one of the most biodiverse places on land. 5. This is what we call species that are low in number and close to extinction. 6. This is a hotspot in Southwest China. 7. This is one of the biggest causes of deforestation. 10. The name for the lowest species in a food chain. 12. This place is similar to a desert but with more vegetation and has many more wildfires during the summer. 13. This is a poison used to catch fish. However, it also kills coral polyps. 14. This word comes from the Greek word "oikos-logos." 15. The name for grasslands in the U.S.A. 16. This type of tree grows in the temperate forests. 18. It's the largest biome and is a large coniferous forest. 20. It's the biome located under the Arctic, and it has a frozen layer of surface dirt. 23. The most popularly known penguin. 24. The act of killing or capturing wild animals. 25. This giant mammal is regarded as a "national treasure" in China and is endangered as well. 26. This is one way to say save resources and animal or plant habitats.
Down: 1. This cactus can grow to be 50 feet tall. 3. This is the term we use to collectivety describe grass, silver, black, and bighead carps. 4. This is the word for water pollution that has to do with water running off hills. 6. A city that has 10 million or more people. 8. What African elephant's tusks are made of. 9. A bluefin fish that is sought after for sashimi. 11. Different types of plants and animals. 13. This mammal shares an estimated 98% of our genes. 17. This species is not native to an area. 19. A four-letter word for air pollution. 21. This kind of desert is near the North and South Pole. 22. This is the flightless national bird of New Zealand.
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