Evolution and Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. all living things derived from common ancestors.
  2. 3. The process which plants make energy
  3. 9. was oxygen free and a combinantion of CO2, ammonia, and UV radiation
  4. 10. The man who discovered evolution and pulished his findings in 1859
  5. 12. usually long-lasting immunity that is acquired through production of antibodies within the organism in response to the presence of antigens
  6. 14. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  7. 17. individuals that have charcteristics not well suited for their environment either die or have few offspring.
  8. 19. the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection
  9. 20. the ability to survive and reproduce
Down
  1. 1. The gene that is overpowered by the dominate gene
  2. 4. favorable traits are passed onto the next generation.
  3. 5. These cells evolved from prokaryotes and chloroplasts
  4. 6. a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
  5. 7. the young born of living organisms, produced either by a single organism or, in the case of sexual reproduction, two organisms
  6. 8. The gene that is stronger than the recessive gene
  7. 11. produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses
  8. 13. remains or traces of ancient life that have been preserved by natural processes
  9. 15. Islands off the west coast of South America
  10. 16. is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity, they are made up of dna
  11. 18. change in global or regional climate patterns