Adaptations in Plants and Animals

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Across
  1. 3. A tool used to identify species of organisms using opposing observable characteristics
  2. 4. When an organism sleeps or goes dormant during winter until favorable conditions come back
  3. 8. All of the members of a species living in a particular area at a particular time
  4. 13. Process of favorable traits being passed down from generation to generation allowing species to survive in their environment
  5. 14. A behavior that is inherited rather than learned
  6. 15. To stay in the same place but make small changes to survive
Down
  1. 1. Making deliberate crosses of plants or mating of animals, so the offspring will have a desired characteristic derived from one of the parents
  2. 2. A different form or version of something
  3. 5. An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus
  4. 6. Change in environment that causes an organism to respond
  5. 7. The way in which a living organism or bodily part functions
  6. 9. Characteristics or behaviors that help organisms survive in their environments
  7. 10. A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
  8. 11. The movement of organisms from one place to another in order to find favorable conditions
  9. 12. How an organism hides and blends into their environment