Across
- 6. a distinguishing quality that can be passed from one generation to another
- 7. the genetic makeup of an organism
- 8. process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce at a higher rate than those without that trait
- 10. inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species
- 12. breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait
Down
- 1. structures that perform different functions yet indicate common ancestry
- 2. structure or behavior that increases an organism's chances of surviving its own environment
- 3. permanent change to a DNA sequence
- 4. reproductive success (those with the most offspring have the most reproductive _________)
- 5. the change in genotype of a population over generations
- 9. structures that serve a similar function, but do not suggest common ancestry
- 11. naturalist who proposed a theory of evolution by means of natural selection