Evolution and Classification Crossword

2. The science of grouping and naming organisms is …………….
8. Fighting to win or gain something.
12. A protective adaptation that enables an organism to visually blend into the environment.
13. Animals that feed on both plants and other animals.
15. Any kind inherited trait (characteristic) that improves the chances of survival and reproduction for an organism.
16. Species with a backbone are known as ……………. .
17. A type of carnivore that attack and kill their prey and feed on their bodies.
19. The placing of information or objects into groups based on similarities is …………………….
20. Animals that feed on only plants.

1. All the living and non-living things in a given environment.
3. A particular environment where an organism lives.
4. Water travels up through a plant from the soil through its roots, then its stem and into the leaves. It is lost through tiny openings in the leaves called stomata. This is called t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
5. A gradual process in which plants and animals have adapted to survive in their environment over many years. This may mean that the way they look or behave has changed to help them suit their environment better.
6. Random changes in the genes.
7. A type of warm-blooded vertebrate animal that breast feeds their babies and usually has hair.
9. Species without a backbone are known as ……………. .
10. An animal that is awake primarily at night.
11. Animals that are hunted by predators.
14. Animals that feed on other animals.
18. Sharks are great swimmers because they have adapted …………… to help them swim.