Ferns & Mosses
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| R | I | D | G | N | K | A | R | A | E | A | U |
| H | R | N | P | N | E | C | E | N | I | R | O |
| I | H | O | U | F | A | H | A | D | S | P | N |
| Z | W | R | H | N | E | R | E | R | M | T | F |
| O | D | F | O | L | S | N | O | A | B | E | J |
| M | Y | P | D | H | H | O | D | P | R | L | Z |
| E | Y | D | M | A | V | Q | L | A | S | S | H |
| E | I | O | I | E | X | F | O | R | E | S | T |
| F | T | R | T | R | O | W | R | E | V | I | L |
- ALGAE
- BRACKEN
- CANOPY
- DAMP
- FERN
- FIDDLEHEAD
- FOREST
- FROND
- LIVERWORT
- MAIDENHAIR
- MOSS
- RHIZOME
- SHADE
- SPORANGIUM
- SPORE
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The green things that carpet a shady forest floor take center stage here. You'll find ferns and mosses by name, plus the terms that set them apart, like frond, spore, rhizome, and the curled fiddlehead. Nice for botany classes and hikers who want to name what they see. Play it in the browser or print a sheet for the trail.
Ferns & Mosses Word Search Answer Key
Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The Ferns & Mosses Word Search Answer Key marks all 15 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.