Evolution Pre-Quiz Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. The type of selection that humans control.
  2. 5. The kind of structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues.
  3. 8. The ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment.
  4. 9. Change over time.
Down
  1. 1. Any inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival.
  2. 2. The type of descent that explains why all species are linked in a single tree of life.
  3. 3. The kind of organs that are so reduced in size they are just traces of homologous organs in other species.
  4. 4. The preserved remains of ancient organisms.
  5. 6. A well-supported explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world.
  6. 7. The type of selection that increases an organism's fitness in its environment.