Evolution

2. A British naturalist, renowned for his theories of evolution and natural selection
5. _______ is a trait that is neither a disadvantage or advantage in terms of survival or reproduction.
6. _______ provide evidence of a continental drift.
10. Organisms that are better adapted to their environment have a greater likelihood of surviving t adulthood and passing on these characteristics to their offspring is known as _____ ofthefittest
13. Competition for food, mates, space, water is a struggle for ________.
15. Book written in 1859 about how a species evolved over time.
16. Descent with ________.
17. Theory that continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

1. A(n) _____ trait decreases a species fitness for its environment.
3. Is well tested and has evidence that incorporates facts.
4. Differences of traits within a population is a __________ of traits.
7. An external force in the species environment that makes a trait more favorable than another trait is a ________ force.
8. New species arise from common ancestors replacing less fit species.
9. The ability of an individual to survive and reproduce.
11. A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
12. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
14. An idea of belief which is not based on scientific fact or a misunderstanding of the facts.