15 vocabulary terms
Across
- 3. if a trait is unfavorable it will...
- 5. the father of evolution
- 8. The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring
- 10. species evolve during short periods of rapid change and then don’t change much
- 12. A trait that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce
- 13. study of heredity
- 14. the father of genetics
- 15. preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
Down
- 1. organisms have similar structures during early development
- 2. only organisms with the desired trait are bred
- 4. related species have inherited
- 6. the process of an organism changing over time
- 7. if a trait is favorable it will...
- 9. the process of individuals that are better suited for the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
- 11. involves small changes that add up to major changes over a long period of time