Unit 8 Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. are similar in structure but different in function
  2. 7. links groups of organisms by showing current hypotheses about how evolutionary lines or lineages, branch off from common ancestors
  3. 8. describes evolution toward different traits in closely related species
  4. 10. have a similar function, but different structure
  5. 13. favors the intermediate phenotype
  6. 14. Study of embryos and their development
  7. 15. The selective breeding of organisms by humans for specific characteristics
  8. 16. favors both extreme phenotypes
  9. 17. all the genes present in a population
Down
  1. 1. favors phenotypes at one extreme
  2. 2. is genetic drift that occurs after start of new population
  3. 3. a mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals
  4. 4. are remnants of organs or structures that had a function in an early ancestor
  5. 5. describes evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species
  6. 9. Change in allele frequencies over time
  7. 11. Preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms
  8. 12. process by which two species evolve in response to changes in the other