AP Bio Unit 7.1-7.3 Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Trait increasing fitness over time in an environment
  2. 3. Differences in DNA sequences among individuals in a population, providing the raw material for selection.
  3. 5. scientist who proposed the accepted theory of evolution and natural selection
  4. 7. Organism's ability to reproduce successfully
  5. 8. process where individuals in a species that have favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
  6. 10. a heritable characteristic that increases an individual’s fitness in a specific environment
  7. 12. Shift in environmental conditions which affects populations ability to survive
  8. 14. Differences in DNA among individuals and is the source of phenotypic variation.
  9. 15. A form of artificial selection where humans choose specific individuals with desired characteristics to reproduce.
  10. 16. Environmental factors that favor certain traits over others
Down
  1. 2. The process by which humans selectively breed organisms with desirable traits to produce offspring with those traits.
  2. 4. the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
  3. 6. gradual change in a species over time to better suit their environment
  4. 9. The process of adapting wild plants or animals for human use through artificial selection.
  5. 11. A specific characteristic or feature of an organism, such as size, color, or behavior.
  6. 13. Variation - Observable differences in traits among individuals