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Ecology Puzzle

 

Ecology
Locate the terms in the word search puzzle & then define them.

 

 

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

 

 

DECIDUOUS DESERT ESTUARY
FRESHWATER GRASSLAND INTERTIDAL
NERITIC OCEANIC SAVANNA
TAIGA TROPICAL TUNDRA

 

 

Solution

 

 

Evolution Puzzle

 

Evolution

 

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

 

Find the following terms and then number and define them on the back of this paper.

 

ACQUIRED ADAPTATION ARCAEBACTERIA
BEAGLE BIOGENESIS BROTH
CARBON CONTROL CONVERGENT
CYANOBACTERIA DARWIN DECAY
DIVERGENT ENDOSYMBIOSIS EXPERIMENTAL
EXTINCTION FOSSILS GALAPAGOS
GENERATION GIRAFFEE HALF
HOMOLOGOUS LAMARCK LIFE
MAGGOTS METHANE MODIFICATION
OZONE PASTEUR PROKARYOTES
RADIOACTIVE REDI RESPIRATION
SEDIMENTARY SELECTION SPALLANZANI
SPONTANEOUS SURVIVAL VESTIGIAL
WALLACE

 

 

Solution

 

 

Puzzle Solution – Annelids

 

Annelid Puzzle Solution
The phylum Annelida contains feather duster worms, common earthworm, and leeches. Annelids have both internal and external segmentation. This makes the annelid’s body look like a series of rings. Annelids have bilateral symmetry and a true coelom or body cavity. Their coelom is filled with fluid which their muscles push against. Many annelids have external bristles or setae and some have flashy protrusions called parapodia that appear paddle like. There three classes of annelids including Oligochaeta, Polychaeta, and Hirudenia. All classes have well developed organ systems.

 Earthworms live in the soil, move by setae, and are in the class Oligochaeta. Earthworms have many longitudinal and circular muscles to aid in movement. The clitellum is a swollen band on the earthworm involved in reproduction. The digestive tract of an earthworm includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, crop, gizzard, intestine, and anus. The pharynx helps suck food into the mouth while the crop temporarily stores food and the gizzard grinds the food. Absorption of food takes place in the intestine. Wastes leave the earthworm’s body through the anus. Five pairs of hearts or aortic arches pump blood through the earthworm’s body. Nephridia are tubules that filter & get rid of wastes from the earthworm’s blood. Chitin, a tough carbohydrate, surrounds and protects the earthworm. Earthworms reproduce sexually by exchanging sperm; however, they are hermaphrodites. Exchanged sperm is stored in seminal receptacles until fertilization. Fertilized eggs are placed in a cocoon made by the clitellum until they hatch.

Hirudenia contains leeches. Many leeches are external parasites that feed on blood. Leeches lack setae or parapodia. Leeches secete a chemical into the body of their hosts so the blood does not clot. Some leeches feed on small invertebrates. Leeches have suckers for movement and attachment at both ends of their bodies. Most leeches live in freshwater.

Polychaetes move by parapodia and may also use them for respiration or gas exchange. Polychaetes have sensory antenna with strong jaws. Polychaetes live in marine environments.

 

Fish Puzzle

 

Fish
Fill in the blanks with the correct letters. The words in the list on the right provide a clue to the answer. 

1) _erte _ r _ _   small bones making up the backbone
2) _ ran _ _ m   bony protection covering the brain
3) a _ nath _   class containing hagfish & lampreys
4) _ ho_d _ _ ch _ h _ e _   class containing sharks & rays
5) _ ste _ ch _ h _ es   class of bony fish
6) ar _ h _ _   bony supports for the gills
7) l _ _ _ ral   line system that detects vibrations in the water
8) h _ gfi _ _   jawless marine fish that feed on dead fish
9) la _ _ re_   jawless and sometimes parasitic fish
10) ex _ e _ _ a _   fertilization in jawless fish
11) _ _ _ _ ila_e   flexible protein material in the skeleton of sharks
12) p _ a _ oid   toothlike scales on sharks
13) _ _ c _ oral   fins on sharks that appear like wings of an airplane
14) o_f _ _ _ o _ y   responsible for the shark’s acute sense of smell
15) _ a _   flattened bat like fish with a skeleton of cartilage
16) sl _ t _   openings into the gills on cartilagenous fish
17) c _ _ _ _ ers   modified pelvic fins of male sharks used to transfer sperm
18) _ er _ h   example of a ray finned fish
19) o_er _ _ l _ _   bony covering over the gills of bony fish
20) _a _ d _ l   tail fin
21) _iv _ _   organ that secretes bile to digest fats
22) a _ t _ ri _ s   carry blood away from the heart
23) vein _   return blood to the heart
24) _ t_iu _   heart chamber that receives blood bck form the heart
25) _e _ t _ icl _   pumping chamber of the heart
26) co _ _ te _ _ urr _ nt   movement of blod across a fish’s gills for maximum absorption of oxygen
27) b _ oyan _ _   property that the swim bladder gives to a fish
28) _ er _ _ rum   forebrain
29) c _ r _ _ _ llum   hindbrain
30) spa _ _ in _   reproductive behavior where fish build nests and lay their eggs

 

Solution