Biology project

2. The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species
3. How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
6. A diagram that shows how scientists think different organisms are related
8. A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
13. The theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily
14. A structure that is reduced in size and has little or no function
15. The dinosaurs went _______ 65 million years ago
16. Change in the genetic material of a cell

1. The last shared ancestor on the Branching tree of evolution
4. The man who came up with the theory of evolution
5. The theory that species evolve during short periods of rapid change
7. A technique used to determine which of two fossils is older based on the layer of rock it was found
9. The gradual change in a species over time
10. A trait or novel process that helps organisms survive and reproduce
11. the preserved remains or traces of an organism that live in the past
12. The man who proposed that physical changes in an organism could be passed to their offspring