Evolution and Classification Crossword

2. An animal that is awake primarily at night.
9. The science of grouping and naming organisms is …………….
13. Any kind inherited trait (characteristic) that improves the chances of survival and reproduction for an organism.
14. Animals that are hunted by predators.
15. Species with a backbone are known as ……………. .
16. Animals that feed on both plants and other animals.
17. The placing of information or objects into groups based on similarities is …………………….
18. Random changes in the genes.
19. Animals that feed on other animals.
20. Fighting to win or gain something.

1. Sharks are great swimmers because they have adapted …………… to help them swim.
3. Water travels up through a plant from the soil through its roots, then its stem and into the leaves. It is lost through tiny openings in the leaves called stomata. This is called t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
4. A type of warm-blooded vertebrate animal that breast feeds their babies and usually has hair.
5. A type of carnivore that attack and kill their prey and feed on their bodies.
6. A gradual process in which plants and animals have adapted to survive in their environment over many years. This may mean that the way they look or behave has changed to help them suit their environment better.
7. All the living and non-living things in a given environment.
8. A protective adaptation that enables an organism to visually blend into the environment.
10. A particular environment where an organism lives.
11. Species without a backbone are known as ……………. .
12. Animals that feed on only plants.