Env. Sci. Mod. 14-15 vocab
Across
- 3. The genetic process by which one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome during reproductive cell division
- 6. The physical location of the chromosomes within each cell of an organism
- 8. A set of traits expressed by an individual
- 11. A reproduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size
- 13. A change in the genetic composition of a population over time as a result of random reproduction
- 16. A random change in the genetic code produced by a mistake in the copying process
- 18. The relative proportion of individuals within the different species in a given area
- 19. An individual's ability to survive and reproduce
- 20. The process in which humans determine which individuals breed, typically with a preconceived set of traits in mind
Down
- 1. The process in which the environment determines which individuals survive and reproduce
- 2. The branching pattern of evolutionary relationships
- 4. Effect A change in the genetic composition of a population as a result of descending from a small number of colonizing individuals
- 5. The number of species in a given area
- 7. The death of the last member of a species
- 9. Evolution Below the species level
- 10. The process by which indivireproduction one population to another and thereby alter the genetic composition of both populations
- 12. A change in the genetic composition of a population over time
- 14. A trait that improves an individual's fitness
- 15. Evolution that gives rise to a new species, genera, families,clatheseses, or phyla
- 17. The complete set of genes in an individual