Evolution Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The study of early development in organisms
  2. 4. A highly testable explanation that explains a natural phenomenon
  3. 5. Preserved remains of ancient organisms
  4. 9. Inherited characteristic that enables organisms to be better suited to their environment
  5. 11. Change over time
  6. 13. Survival of the fittest --- Those that live long enough will reproduce and pass down favorable traits to their offspring
  7. 14. An organ or structure that no longer serves a purpose
Down
  1. 1. Nature provides the variation, but humans select the variations they find useful
  2. 3. Same structures, different functions --- HAVE a common ancestor
  3. 6. Combination of physical and behavioral traits that help organisms survive and reproduce
  4. 7. The scientist that proposed ideas that were proven to be incorrect
  5. 8. This is how many evidences of evolution we have to support the theory of evolution
  6. 10. Same functions, different structures --- NO common ancestor
  7. 12. The scientist who traveled to the Galapagos Islands and concluded that many living organisms change over time and are related to one another