Biology crossword

3. the act or process of changing to better suit a situation
6. the ability of an organism to pass on its genetic material to its offspring
7. argues that the formation of Earth's crust took place through countless small changes occurring over vast periods of time, all according to known natural laws
9. derived genetically from one's parents or ancestors.
11. theory of inheritance of acquired traits flawed first to propose a mechanism explaining how organisms change over time
12. predicted human population will grow faster than the space and and food supplies needed to sustain it
14. similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor,
16. the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change.

1. proposed that earth is shaped by geological forces that took place over extremely long period of time
2. the idea that species change over time, give rise to new species, and share a common ancestor.
4. a persons child or children
5. the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection.
8. the identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals, and the steps taken to enhance and perpetuate those traits in future generations
10. a specific characteristic.
13. traces of past life found in sedimentary rock
15. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.