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    Newaygo Prairies Crossword Puzzle

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    The document is a crossword puzzle about rare habitats in Newaygo County, Michigan, including dry-sand prairies. It includes clues and answers about endangered species, glaciers that shaped the landscape, plants like prickly pear cactus and wild lupine that are found on the prairies, and how fires are needed to maintain the prairie ecosystems.

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    Newaygo Prairies Crossword Puzzle

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    The document is a crossword puzzle about rare habitats in Newaygo County, Michigan, including dry-sand prairies. It includes clues and answers about endangered species, glaciers that shaped the landscape, plants like prickly pear cactus and wild lupine that are found on the prairies, and how fires are needed to maintain the prairie ecosystems.

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    The document is a crossword puzzle about rare habitats in Newaygo County, Michigan, including dry-sand prairies. It includes clues and answers about endangered species, glaciers that shaped the landscape, plants like prickly pear cactus and wild lupine that are found on the prairies, and how fires are needed to maintain the prairie ecosystems.

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    Newaygo Prairies Crossword Puzzle

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    The document is a crossword puzzle about rare habitats in Newaygo County, Michigan, including dry-sand prairies. It includes clues and answers about endangered species, glaciers that shaped the landscape, plants like prickly pear cactus and wild lupine that are found on the prairies, and how fires are needed to maintain the prairie ecosystems.

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    Newaygo Prairies Crossword Puzzle Clues
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    1. Plants and animals that may become extinct if they're not protected are called
    ______________ species.

    2. Huge sheets of ice, called _________, came from the north thousands of
    years ago and shaped the landscape of Newaygo County.

    3. This type of cactus has bright yellow flowers and grows naturally on
    Newaygo's prairies.

    4. Food, water and shelter are all parts of a plant or animal's _______.

    5. Karner blue butterfly caterpillars depend on the wild _______ plant to survive.

    6. An interesting plant on Newaygo's prairies is the prairie ______. When it's in


    bloom, its flowers are a hazy pink and sway in the wind.

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    1. __________ County is home to some of Michigan's rare habitats, including
    dry-sand prairies.

    2. Trees are the most common plants in forests, while wildflowers and
    _________ are the most common types of plants on prairies.

    3. One rare habitat type in Newaygo County is the dry-sand _________.


    Wildflowers and grasses are the most common types of plants that grow in
    this type of habitat.

    4. The ______ ____ butterfly is one of the endangered animals that lives on
    Newaygo's prairies. This butterfly is small and has bright blue wings.

    5. Prairie grasses and wildflowers are ________ to withstand the conditions of


    the prairie, such as fire, lack of water, sandy soils and hot conditions.

    6. Wild lupine is the sole food source for the Karner blue butterfly
    ____________.

    7. Fires are needed to keep prairies healthy. Fire helps limit the number of
    ________, which would eventually take over a prairie and turn it into a forest.
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