Evolution and Classification Review Terms

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  1. 5. In the 1730s, Swiss botanist Carolus Linnaeus developed a two word naming system called ______________________.
  2. 8. The process by which organisms with variations most suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring than those less fit to that environment.
  3. 10. In order to help classify organisms, we often use a ______________________ key which allows us to categorize through pairs of yes/no questions
Down
  1. 1. The process by which organisms change over time.
  2. 2. The largest of the categories we divide eukaryotes into is a ____________________.
  3. 3. Any trait inherited by an organism that increases its fitness for a given environment is known as an __________________.
  4. 4. Though the HMS Beagle spent about 5 years on its circumnavigation of the globe, it is perhaps most well known for the research it did over 5 weeks in the _________________ Islands.
  5. 6. The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.
  6. 7. An organism's ____________________ is defined by its ability to survive and reproduce.
  7. 9. The most specific category used when classifying organisms, also the second word of its scientific name