Biology

2. Looking like another, more dangerous organism to avoid being eaten
7. The specific role an organism has in its environment
9. A group of the same kind of organism living in the same area
11. The idea that evolution happens slowly and steadily over time
15. An animal that eats only plants
16. Blending in with the surroundings to hide
17. An early stage of development in a plant or animal
18. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
19. All the living and non-living things in an area that interact
20. Many food chains linked together in an ecosystem
22. When humans choose which organisms to breed for certain traits ________ selection

1. All the parts of Earth where life exists
3. When organisms better suited to their environment survive and reproduce ________ selection
4. An animal that eats both plants and animals
5. The idea that evolution is mostly stable with sudden, rapid changes ____ equilibrium
6. An organism that makes its own food, like a plant
8. An animal that eats only other animals (meat)
10. A single living thing
12. When an environment favors one extreme trait, causing a population to change in that direction
13. The slow change in living things over long periods of time
14. A very large area with a certain climate and types of plants and animals
15. An organism that eats other organisms for food
21. All the living parts of an ecosystem
23. The non-living parts of an ecosystem