Biology
Across
- 3. adaptation that allows an animal to blend into its enviornment
- 4. theory that a species would slowly evolve over time through favorable mutations
- 6. one species can change over time to become two
- 7. our planet in its early years of volcanic activity
- 8. person who created the theory of acquired characteristics
- 10. same bone structure, different functions, shows common ancestor
- 12. theory that evolution occurs over a lifetime and changes with use/disuse
- 15. hypothesis that early rain and lightning created simple organic compounds to create life
- 16. person who theorized that evolution is due to natural selection
- 17. organ that is no longer in use
- 19. theory that life comes from other life
- 20. when two species evolve in response to each other
Down
- 1. period of no change followed by periods of rapid change
- 2. show constant change in a species
- 5. theory that life came from nothing
- 9. average trait is favored
- 11. one of the extreme traits is favored
- 13. same bone structure, same function, no common ancestor
- 14. states that several key organelles of eukaryotes originated as symbiosis between organisms
- 18. both extremes are favored