Prairie Crossword Puzzle

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2. eaten by other animals                  1. absence of these plants made us a prairie
5. animal that eats plants                 3. endangered orchid in our state
8. famous author/prairie                   4. a shorter prairie grass
9. eats other animals                      6. dominant herbivore in our prairies
10. fights to preserve all prairie         7. an owl that is a signature species
13. organism that recycles organisms       11. wolf who used to be a predator in Nebraska
14. a tall prairie grass                   12. important for the growth of plants
15. a signature species in prairie

Word Bank

apple tree     burrowing   Laura            prairie fire     short haired  water
big blue stem  decomposer  little bluestem  prairie fringed  soil          weed
bison          dogs        NEWF             predator         thistle       wild
burning        herbivore   prairie dog      prey             trees         Willa Cather