Evolution

4. heritable traits, whether behavioral, morphological, or physiological, that enhance an organism's fitness and survival in a given environment
5. a process that results in changes in the genetic material of a population over time
6. The movement of a person or people from one country, locality, or place of residence
7. a phenomenon where one organism, the mimic, evolves to resemble another organism or a natural object, the model, to gain an advantage, often for protection or to deceive a predator
11. features in different species that have similar functions but do not share a common evolutionary origin
12. a natural phenomenon where animals or plants blend in with their surroundings to hide from predators, prey, or other environmental factors
15. a natural phenomenon where the frequencies of genetic variations (alleles) in a population change randomly, primarily due to chance events
16. the process by which populations of living organisms adapt and evolve over time

1. anatomical features in different organisms that share a similar structure due to common ancestry
2. the varying reproductive rates among individuals within a population, driven by natural selection
3. internal, cellular, and metabolic changes that help organisms survive in their environment
8. A heritable change in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism
9. the physical features of an organism that help it survive and reproduce in its environment
10. an organism's ability to survive and reproduce, effectively passing on its genes to the next generation
13. the process where humans select specific traits in plants and animals, then breed individuals with those traits to produce offspring with the desired characteristics.
14. biological features that were functional in an organism's ancestors but have lost their original purpose or have greatly reduced functionality in the present-day species