Evolution

2. ______s theory is the idea that an organism can pass on characteristics that it acquired during its lifetime to its offspring
5. a group of species living close enough to interbreed
6. link transitional fossil connecting with human evolution
7. structures structure that has lost its original purpose
8. survival of the fittest
9. a person who deals mainly with the theory of a subject
12. transformation of one species to another
14. the process of something coming to an end or dying out
15. change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.
16. descent group that share a common ancestor
17. breeding humans breed animals and plants to display certain traits
18. individuals that have common characteristics or qualities

1. remains or traces of a living thing
3. evolution acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages.
4. to convert plants'animals for domestic use
10. evolution the evolution of different forms or structures in related species
11. structure similar functions but share no common ansectors
13. the ability to increase numbers of population in succeeding generations