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Puzzle – Bacteria

 

Bacteria

Across

4. bacteria that require oxygen

6. stain used to dye bacteria so they can be classified

10. example of a photsynthetic, cyanobacterium that causes eutrophication 12. number of chromosomes in bacteria

14. rod shaped bacteria

19. bacteria living in very salty environments

20. corkscrew shaped bacteria that may cause disease such as syphillis

22. example of an enteric bacteria living in the human intestines

27. bacteria that live in very hot, acid environments such as hot springs

28. bacteria that gram stain purple

30. live in swamps and in sewage and produce methane gas

31. long whip-like tails for movement in some bacteria

32. term used to refer to most bacteria

34. prefix used when bacteria grow in chains

36. process where two bacteria join and exchange genetic material

38. found in the cell walls of archaebacteria

 

Down

1. dormant stage of gram negative bacteria to help them survive harsh environments

2. bacteria that can carry on photosynthesis

3. bacteria that do not need oxygen

5. organisms without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

7. kingdom containing more ancient bacteria

8. short hairs on the cell wall of some bacteria for attachment

9. bacteria that feed on dead and decaying material

11. spherical shaped bacteria 13. kingdom containing most bacteria

15. sticky sugars on the capsule of some bacteria for attachment

16. process where a single bacterium divides to make two identical bacteria

17. type of environment in which archaebacteria live

18. bacteria found in soil that produce antibiotics 21. poisons made by some bacteria

23. outer covering of polysaccharides that protects some bacteria & helps them attach

24. bacteria that live in the intestines of some animals to aid digestion

25. protein-carbohydrate in the cell walls of eubacteria

26. used to classify bacteria

29. bacterial produced substances that stop the growth of other microorganisms

33. showed evidence that bacteria have existed for 3.5 billion years

35. prefix used when bacteria grow in grapelike clusters

37. bacteria that gram stain red to pink

39. example of a nitrogen-fixing bacteria that lives on the roots of plants

40. corkscrew shaped bacteria

 

Reptiles Puzzle

 

 Reptiles

Across

2. habitat where most reptiles live

4. upper shell of a turtle

7. extinct reptiles of the Mesozoic era

11. membrane that stores wastes in an egg

13. tiny air sacs in the lungs for gas exchange

16. type of circulation in reptiles

18. number of heart chambers in crocodiles & alligators

20. order containing lizards & snakes

23. snake that injects poison

24. reptiles that give live bird

25. snakes or vipers with heat sensitive areas on their head

28. organisms like reptiles whose body temperature is controlled by the environment

 

Down

1. order containing alligators

3. “white” of an egg containing water 7 protein

5. order containing tuataras 6. organs of respiration in reptiles

8. lower shell of a turtle

9. food inside an egg

10. reptiles who retain their shelled eggs inside their bodies until they hatch

12. snakes that kill prey by squeezing them to death

14. protein making the skin of reptiles watertight

15. cover the body of reptiles

17. egg-laying reptile

19. membrane surrounding the cushioning fluid in an egg

20. wall of tissue in snakes & turtles partially dividing the lower heart chamber

21. type of shelled egg in reptiles

22. sense organ in the roof of reptile’s mouth

26. order for turtles

27. blood being returned to the heart

Birds Puzzle

 

Birds

Locate the orders of birds in the word search puzzle and then make a list of the common names of the birds in each order.

 

S P O B C O Z S A R L N C S C
E S A W E W P E W A A G E T O
M E W S C F N M V T D M N X L
R M R A S G A R E G R K F S U
O R T J Y E J O H O X E E H M
F O Z O I C R F F D T M W E B
I F A L C O N I F O R M E S I
I I Z E B P C C F O Y V T O F
N G A X P A C S F O R O D D O
O I O B T R W I U F R U C O R
C R Y T S B R N P H M M N H M
I T I M O E X E U G P X E O E
C S Q Q S I Y H U J W I B S S
P T O N C L S P H F I K L B D
M C A A S M C S C N A R C N N

 

 

ANSERIFORMES CICONIIFORMES COLUMBIFORMES
FALCONIFORMES PASSERIFORMES PSITTACIFORMES
SPHENISCIFORMES STRIGIFORMES

 

 

Solution

 

 

Puzzle Seed Plants

 

Seed Plants

Across 1. needed to break the dormancy of a seed so it will sprout 3. number of flower parts in dicots 5. leaf venation in monocots 6. have two seed leaves 9. young newly sprouted plant 12. example of a dicot 13. female part of a flowering plant 15. developing plant within a seed 16. cone bearing seed plants 17. includes pines and cedars 21. sprouting of a seed 24. shape of many conifer leaves 26. leaf venation in dicots 27. plant that loses its leaves at the end of its growingseason 29. flower producing seed plants 31. largest conifers 34. example of an angiosperm that is wind pollinated 35. seed leaves 36. have a single seed leaf 37. an African desert cone bearer with only two extremely long leaves 38. often help pollinate flowering plants Down 2. world’s largest flower 4. seeds of gymnosperms 7. number of flower parts found in monocots 8. plants with food and water conducting tissues 10. cone bearing desert shrub that produces a chemical used as a decongestant 11. another name for gymnosperms 14. scaly reproductive structure containing seeds in evergreens 18. food supply within a seed 19. example of a monocot 20. mobile sexual reproductive part of flowering plants 21. gymnosperm with fan shaped leaves native to China 22. gymnosperms with fern like leathery leaves on a short thick trunk 23. encloses and protects the seed of angiosperms 25. fossilized yellow resin from conifers that encases insects 28. state seeds are in when they aren’t growing 30. made mainly from conifers 32. largest phylum of plants 33. tough outer covering of a seed