Across
- 1. First chapter in the Bible. Means a coming into being
- 5. The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
- 7. Individuals with characteristics best suited to their environment are more likely to survive, finding food, avoiding predators and resisting disease; these individuals are more likely to reproduce and pass their genes onto their children
- 8. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
Down
- 2. Based on the idea that all species are related and gradually change over time
- 3. An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
- 4. The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
- 6. An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone/the event that occurred at the beginning of something