Breanne Wilcox 14 extra credit
Across
- 1. structures Reduced or unused body parts inherited from ancestors.
- 3. Layers of rock or soil with different ages.
- 5. age Exact age of a rock or fossil, often found using radiometric dating.
- 8. A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- 10. tree Diagram showing evolutionary relationships among species.
- 12. The idea that Earth’s features formed through sudden disasters.
- 13. age Age of rocks/fossils compared to others (older or younger).
- 14. structures Body parts with similar structures due to common ancestry.
- 15. evolution Different species evolve similar traits independently.
- 17. characteristics Traits gained during life that Lamarck believed could be inherited.
- 19. structures Body parts with similar functions but different origins.
- 20. radiation Rapid evolution of many species from one ancestor.
- 22. selection Process where organisms with helpful traits survive and reproduce more successfully.
Down
- 2. Change in species over time through inherited traits.
- 4. selection Humans breeding organisms for desired traits.
- 6. Study of embryos and early development.
- 7. An organism’s ability to survive and reproduce.
- 9. species Organisms showing traits between ancient and modern groups.
- 11. Two species evolving together because they affect each other.
- 16. Study of where organisms live and how they are distributed.
- 18. evolution Related species become more different over time.
- 21. with modification Darwin’s idea that species change over generations and share common ancestors.