Evolution Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The unique combination of traits each organism inherits from its parents.
  2. 5. The different colors of hair in humans.
  3. 8. When an individual is more adapted to their environment and they are more likely to survive.
  4. 9. Someone you are relate to that lived before you.
  5. 10. A set of information that controls a trait.
  6. 12. A set of instructions to build the organism.
  7. 14. A concept that explains observations using the scientific method.
  8. 15. The theory that species evolve in short rapid changes.
Down
  1. 1. Whales have similar bone structures in their fins as humans in their hands.
  2. 2. Older species evolved into newer species.
  3. 4. Giraffes grew long necks.This is an example of _________.
  4. 6. A trait that helps an organism survive that is under a set of environmental conditions.
  5. 7. The fossils that scientists have collected.
  6. 11. The potential for a species to increase its numbers.
  7. 13. Like the appendix in humans.