Comparative Anatomy

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Across
  1. 2. The complete collection of fossils discovered.
  2. 3. Preserved remains of once-living organisms.
  3. 5. Comparing the structures of different organisms is called ___ anatomy.
  4. 7. A major theory explaining how organisms change over time.
  5. 9. Early human embryos grow a temporary ___.
  6. 11. The __ on a whale’s skull that changed position over time.
  7. 12. Organisms with similar ___ are more closely related.
  8. 13. Unborn or unhatched babies are called ___.
Down
  1. 1. Any living thing.
  2. 4. Scientists who study how organisms grow and change before birth.
  3. 6. The skeletal system of humans is similar to that of dolphins and bats, showing they share a common __.
  4. 8. (e.g., arms, legs)
  5. 10. The study of the structures of living things.