Across
- 5. The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
- 6. Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
- 9. The principle that Earth's processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past
- 10. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
Down
- 1. Form of natural selection by which the center of the curve remains in its current position; occurs when individuals near the center of a distribution curve have higher fitness than individuals at either end
- 2. Structures that do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function
- 3. The view that most of earth's geological features are the result of large-scale catastrophes such as floods, volcanic eruptions, etc.
- 4. Combines genetic information of all the members of a particular population
- 7. Any trait that aids the chances of chances of survival and reproduction of an organism. Traits that increase an organism's fitness & ability to reproduce.
- 8. The quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function