Evolution
Across
- 2. A vertebrate in the earliest stage of development
- 6. A species from which later species evolved from
- 11. Structures in different species that are similar in anatomy because of common ancestry but have different function
- 12. upper arm bone
- 13. A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
- 14. Change over time
- 15. Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
Down
- 1. A technique used to determine which of two fossils is older
- 3. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
- 4. A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
- 5. what something does
- 7. Trait that was useful in ancestors that are inherited today, but that have lost their original use, such as wisdom teeth
- 8. An animal with a backbone
- 9. A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
- 10. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.