Chapter 17 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. preserved remains of/ traces of ancient organisms
  2. 9. body parts that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
  3. 10. structures that are similar in different species of common ancestors
Down
  1. 1. selective breeding of plants and animals to receive the desirable trait
  2. 2. structure that is inherited from ancestors but which has lost much or all of its original function
  3. 4. heritable characteristics that increase an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
  4. 5. "survival of the fittest"
  5. 6. study of past and present distribution of organisms
  6. 7. change over time
  7. 8. how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment