Chapter 10 Crossword
Across
- 2. mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals
- 4. ability of a trait to be passed from one generation to the next
- 10. change in a species over time; process by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors
- 11. body part that is similar in function as a body part of another organism but is structurally different
- 12. trace of an organism from the past
- 13. measure of an organism's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population
- 15. differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
- 17. process by which humans modify a species by breeding it for certain traits
- 18. theory that states that the geologic processes that shape Earth are uniform through time
Down
- 1. remnants of an organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor
- 3. inherited trait that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment
- 5. study of the distribution of organisms around the world
- 6. all of the individuals of a species that live in the same area
- 7. principle that states that the changes in landforms result from slow changes over a long period of time
- 8. study of fossils or extinct organisms
- 9. body part that is similar in structure on different organisms but performs different functions
- 14. theory that states that natural disasters such as floods and volcanic eruptions shaped Earth's landforms and caused extinction of some species
- 16. group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring