Evolution and Ecosystem

5. The collection of ________ that shows how organisms have changed over time.
6. Nonliving parts of an environment, such as sunlight, water, and temperature.
10. All the different populations living and interacting in an area.
11. Differences in traits among individuals of the same species.
12. How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment.
13. A process where organisms with traits that help them survive are more likely to reproduce is __________ selection
14. The _______ Islands is where Darwin studied finches and other organisms.
15. Living parts of an environment, such as plants and animals.
16. When humans choose which plants or animals reproduce to get certain traits, it is _____ selection.
18. The study of where organisms live and how location affects them.

1. A group of the same species living in the same area at the same time.
2. The scientist who developed the idea that species change over time through natural selection.
3. an adaptation that is an action or behavior an organism performs to help it survive.
4. The struggle between organisms for food, water, space, or mates.
7. All the living and nonliving things interacting in an area.
8. The process by which populations of organisms change over many generations.
9. When too many organisms live in an area and resources become limited.
17. A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
19. Any individual living thing.