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