Life Science Vocabulary Crossword

To sort things into groups according to their characteristics
A living thing
A plant classifies as this because it makes its own food
A lion is an example of a consumer because it eats other ___________things
A living thing that breaks down the remains of dead organisms to feed on them
A backbone is a row of ______________ bones down the middle of the back
An animal that has a backbone
An animal that does not have a backbone
A fish is a type of vertebrate that lives in the water and breathes with _________
A frog is an ______________________ since it lives part of its life in water and part on land
A vertebrate that breathes air and has scales or plates on its skin
Birds are vertebrates that have wings and lay ______________
The process by which plants use energy of sunlight to make their own food
A type of plant that has tubes to carry water, nutrients, and food to the parts of the plant
Having leaves fall off each year
Having cones in which seeds form
Spores are a plant cell that can grow into a _________ plant
A plant part that contains a tiny new plant