Across
- 3. All living things follow this: DNA-RNA-Protein=Traits
- 5. the great, great, great, great... grandparents of two species (2wds)
- 6. selecting for the average phenotype
- 7. the closest relative of a human
- 8. the ability to survive and reproduce
- 9. structures that are similar because they came from a common ancestor
- 13. type of isolation separation by time
- 15. chance even kills off much of the population
- 16. type of isolation separation by physical barrier
- 22. ____________ fossils are the link between major kingdoms or phyla
- 23. Classification of life
- 26. Scientific name for humans (2wds)
- 28. being picky about your mate
- 29. A trait that increases fitness
- 31. selecting for one of the extreme phenotypes
- 32. First letter of each level of taxonomy
- 33. survival of the fittest
- 34. _________ Effect cause some to become the first in a new area
- 35. ____________ Evolution share a common ancestor
- 36. Structures that have no current function but an ancestor had
- 37. Random change in DNA
Down
- 1. study of developing vertebrates having similar stages
- 2. __________ evolution is when unrelated organisms come to resemble each other
- 4. structures with similar function but different underlying parts
- 10. Father of Evolution
- 11. type of isolation separation by actions
- 12. __________ isolation is how new species arise
- 14. fossil that connects Reptiles to Birds (Dinosaur = chicken)
- 17. migration from one population to another mixing the gene pool (2wrds)
- 18. chance event changes gene frequencies (2wds)
- 19. ______ key can help identify organisms based on traits
- 20. Collection of alleles in a population (2wds)
- 21. __________ tree shows evo connections by time of common ancestor
- 24. Change over time
- 25. reason we have modern crops and pets
- 27. the islands that Charlie D studied on
- 30. simple graph/diagram that show evo connections by traits
- 32. selecting for both extremes and against average phenotype
- 34. source of evidence that gives a timeline through the remains (2wds)
