Evolution & Genetics Crossword Quiz

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Across
  1. 4. A permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene, differs from what is found in most of that species
  2. 5. a previous species that new species evolve from.
  3. 8. A branch of biology that studies early life stages and their development
  4. 10. A new species is formed over many generations of favorable adaptations gradually accumulate and non-favorable ones disappear.
  5. 11. inherited traits that improve an organisms chances of survival and reproduction in a certain environment
  6. 12. Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues
  7. 15. How biologists group organisms, rooted in works by Aristotle
  8. 16. Any genetic change in a population that is inherited over several generations
  9. 19. The genetic makeup of an individual organism
  10. 22. Resembles another species to gain an advantage at survival
  11. 23. differences (structural, molecular, and behavioral) within a species that makes individuals different
  12. 24. Structures in different species that have similar appearance or function but have evolved separately thus do not share a common ancestor
  13. 25. populations with the most desirable traits and ability to compete will live long enough to reproduce and pass on those beneficial traits.
  14. 26. Developed naming system still used today. Father of Taxonomy
Down
  1. 1. Blends into the environment
  2. 2. struggle between organisms for food, shelter, mates and living space
  3. 3. living things produce more offspring than needed for the species to survive
  4. 6. The branch of biology that classifies organisms and assigns each organism a universally accepted name.
  5. 7. The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive longer and produce more offspring
  6. 9. The genetic contribution of an individual to the next generations gene pool.
  7. 13. The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment (body structures and characteristics)
  8. 14. Intentional breeding of plants and animals to preserve traits that breeders want.
  9. 17. Remnants of structures that were once functional in an ancestor (now-reduced in size and serve little or no function
  10. 18. Shows a predator (or prey) that they are unpleasant to eat.
  11. 20. Individuals that have favorable traits and better adapted to survive will pass on these traits to future offspring
  12. 21. The variety of life in the world, or in a specific habitat or ecosystem