Jack's Evolution Crossword Puzzle

5. An organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings
7. Any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes unicellular microorganisms such as yeasts and molds
8. The stock of different genes in an interbreeding population
9. A branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species
10. A domain and kingdom of single-celled microorganisms
11. Occurs when changes in species' genetic compositions reciprocally affect each other's evolution.
14. A shared character is one that two lineages have in common
19. The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
20. A form of learning in which an organism decreases or ceases to respond to a stimulus after repeated presentations

1. The branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis
2. Structures of different species having similar or corresponding function but not from the same evolutionary origin
3. An organ or bone that appears in different animals, underlining anatomical commonalities demonstrating descent from a common ancestor
4. The diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches.
6. Any organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other organelles enclosed within membranes
12. Movement of something from one place to another
13. History of life as documented by fossils
15. The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth
16. reproduction When an organism reproduces with no mate, or bay itself
17. An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances
18. A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms