Across
- 3. When an organism looks like something else(harmful) and is meant to be seen
- 4. _________ breeding- The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation
- 7. scientist known for naming and classifying organisms
- 8. classification category that is more specific than domain but more general than phylum
- 11. Theory that explains how traits and species can change over time
- 13. uses all the evidence that is known about organisms to classify them
- 14. An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment
- 15. when an organism blends in with its environment for protection against predators
- 16. makes up first word in a scientific name/ less specific than species, more specific than family
- 17. English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection
- 18. Changes in a gene that can change the organism's phenotype (outward appearance) or genetic information
Down
- 1. ___________ key-step by step approach to identify an organism using a series of paired descriptions
- 2. most specific classification category/made of similar individuals that can breed and produce fertile offspring
- 5. An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
- 6. A small change in a trait that makes an individual slightly different from other members of its species
- 9. most general/least specific classification catergory
- 10. System for giving each organism a two-word scientific name
- 12. __________ selection -organisms with traits best suited to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce
- 15. The process of organizing organisms into categories based on shared characteristics