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Advanced Crossword Puzzle: Linkages EB-07-01
Directions: Fill in the spaces using the clues given below. You’ll find all of the answers, and most of the definitions, in Educational Bulletin 07-1. Be sure to look at the keyword list at the end!
 

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1
 Large desert lizard
1
 One was named Peter
3
 Heavily armored desert reptile
2
 Home for plants and animals
4
 Zones of high biodiversity that are threatened with destruction
5
 Area occupied by a large inland sea in southeastern California
10
 Connection between larger areas of habitat
6
 What happened to Humpty Dumpty when he fell
11
 River near Death Valley National Park
7
 Large desert mammal
16
 Overall variety of species or “species richness”
8
 Very large animals of the Ice Ages
17
 Medium sized predator of the cat family
9
 They aid in plant reproduction
19
 Isolated area of habitat
12
 Geological epoch immediately preceding the current one
20
 Canine of the desert
13
 Dry lake bed
21
 Animals and plants that represent a variety of habitat and movement needs
14
 What isolated areas of habitat need
22
 Long-eared furry mammal
15
 A protected pathway for animal movement
 
18
 Desert that is home to the Joshua Tree

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