A microscopic "water bear" that can survive in outer space and boiling water. Answer: Tardigrade (Тихоходка) Clue: This insect "prays" before it hunts. Answer: Mantis (Богомол) Clue: A mollusk whose eyes are the size of a soccer ball. Answer: Giant Squid (Гигантский кальмар)
Use first-person descriptions. For example: "I have no brain, no heart, and I am 95% water. Who am I?" ( Jellyfish /Медуза ). 📝 Sample Word List for 7th Grade Concept/Clue Hint Radula (Радула) The "tongue" with teeth used by snails to scrape food. Regeneration (Регенерация) The ability of a starfish to regrow a lost arm. Exoskeleton (Экзоскелет) The "external suit of armor" found on crabs and beetles. Hermaphrodite (Гермафродит)
Highlight a vertical column so that when students finish the crossword, the name of a famous biologist (like Jean-Baptiste Lamarck , who first named "invertebrates") appears.