Evolution

4. Humans cause domestic animal breeds to evolve by selecting individuals to breed for desired characteristics.
5. This is what causes speciation
8. A characteristic that gives an organism a survival or reproductive advantage in their environment
12. These are the most common example of evolution
13. Changes to a characteristic in a population that causes parts of the population to stop breeding with one another.
15. These are body parts or structures that no longer have a use in an organisms, suggest a common ancestor
16. This type of reproductive isolation happens when a population is separated into two different groups
17. This is a change in some characteristic of a population over some period of time

1. This is a body part or structure that is the same or similar in two different species
2. Also known as a trait
3. The process of one species evolving into two or more species
6. This type of reproductive isolation happens within a population that is not separated
7. Changes to a characteristic in a population that does not result in a new species
9. A well tested and studied idea about how something works.
10. Naturalist that is credited with coming up with the idea of evolution by natural selection
11. When a specific characteristic or adaptation gives an advantage to an organism that allows them to better survive and potentially have more offspring in nature.
14. These islands are most famous for Darwin's discoveries