EPIC biology crossword

3. Factors that cause population growth to decrease
7. Preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organism
9. An organism that breaks down dead organic material
10. Any beneficial alteration in an organism resulting from natural selection
13. An animal that feeds on only plants
14. The branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development
16. Structures that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
18. Tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance
19. Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another
20. Change over time
25. "Survival of the fittest"
27. A resemblance of one living thing to another or to natural objects among which it lives that gives it an advantage
28. A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
29. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
30. A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

1. A relationship in which two species live close together
2. Groups of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
4. An assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area
5. Refers to the rivalry between or among living things
6. An organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass
8. The selection of mates based on heritable traits
11. Having descended from one ancestor
12. The study of the past and present distribution of organisms
15. A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
17. The movement of genes into or out of a population
21. An animal that feeds on flesh
22. How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
23. Structure that is inherited from ancestors but which has lost much or all of its original function
24. The part of Earth in which life exists, including land, and air or atmosphere
26. A relationship in which one organism lives inside or on another organism and harms it