Evolution

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Across
  1. 1. type of evolution when the same adaptations evolve independently
  2. 3. when organisms disappear from the earth
  3. 7. when a species splits into a number of new forms
  4. 9. a change in the environment makes new resources available
  5. 10. is the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
  6. 12. principle that states that living species are descended from ancient ones
  7. 16. organs that serve no useful function in an organism
  8. 17. the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution
  9. 19. had different shaped beaks depending on the island they were from
  10. 20. when two species evolve together
  11. 21. the name of Charles Darwin's book
Down
  1. 2. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution states that evolution happens by what?
  2. 4. the name of the ship that Charles Darwin traveled on
  3. 5. father of evolution
  4. 6. that are similar
  5. 8. study of earth
  6. 11. refers to the variety of living things
  7. 13. required for new species to form
  8. 14. a characteristic that helps an organism survive
  9. 15. preserved remains of ancient organisms
  10. 18. a well-supported testable explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world