Jurassic World

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Across
  1. 1. a taxonomic rank (a taxon) consisting of organisms that share a common attribute; it is further divided into one or more orders.
  2. 6. various cells, tissues, and organs in a body which no longer serve a function.
  3. 9. branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
  4. 10. a taxonomic rank that is composed of smaller groups called phyla (or divisions, in plants)
  5. 11. when individuals with traits on one side of the mean in their population survive better or reproduce more than those on the other.
  6. 14. an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
  7. 16. the identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals
  8. 17. structures that are similar or resembling in certain respects
  9. 18. word used to describe things that have some sort of similarity in some ways
  10. 19. a condition where a gene pool is not changing in frequency across generations
Down
  1. 2. the opposite of disruptive selection
  2. 3. A taxonomic rank used in classifying organisms, generally below the class, and comprised of families sharing a set of similar nature or character
  3. 4. 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
  4. 5. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
  5. 7. a scientific term grouping together related organisms on the basis of their fundamental characteristics
  6. 8. A taxonomic group of one or more genera,especially sharing a common attribute
  7. 12. the introduction of genetic material (by interbreeding) from one population of a species to another
  8. 13. variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population, owing to the chance disappearance of particular genes as individuals die or do not reproduce
  9. 15. the process through which species adapt to their environments
  10. 16. a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment