Evolution Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. structure that shows evidence of a past structure
  2. 7. structure that is similar and has a common ancestry
  3. 9. type of bird studied by Darwin
  4. 11. formation of a new species
  5. 15. sum of all genes in a population
  6. 16. wrote Principles of Geology
  7. 17. published On the Origin of Species
  8. 18. success in survival and reproduction
Down
  1. 1. structure that is similar but no common ancestry
  2. 2. islands visited by Darwin
  3. 3. preserved remains of an organism
  4. 5. said that aquired characteristics are passed on to offspring
  5. 6. changing of a species so it is better suited to its environment
  6. 8. group of like organisms that can produce fertile offspring
  7. 10. economist that influenced Darwin
  8. 12. change over time
  9. 13. adding new genes into a gene pool
  10. 14. change in the gene pool caused by chance events