evolution by natural selection

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Across
  1. 2. (2 words-MF) These individuals allow them to acquire more resources & produce more offspring.
  2. 5. Any evolved trait that helps an organism be more suited to its environment
  3. 8. Per evolution by NS, populations evolve leading to descent with what?
  4. 10. (4 words- GRoI) The overproduction potential of a species
  5. 12. These birds from the Galapagos Islands had variation in their beaks due to Natural Selection.
  6. 13. (2nd component) Applies to survival & reproduction where some survive longer & have more offspring than others, therefore competition
  7. 14. This type of finch beak is suited for eating large seeds.
  8. 17. (1st component) More offspring in each generation than those who survive & reproduce
  9. 19. Natural selection occurs when certain individuals of a population have ______ that allows them to survive & reproduce to a greater extent than do others.
  10. 20. Per evolution by NS, what happens to less favorable traits?
  11. 21. (3 words- DRS) Ability to have MORE offspring
  12. 22. Natural selection is simply a what to evolution?
  13. 23. This type of finch consumes insects.
Down
  1. 1. (4 words SotF) Evolution by natural selection applies this concept.
  2. 3. (3rd component) Applies to heredity, where organisms have this; offspring tend to resemble parents
  3. 4. (4th component) Applies to survival & reproduction
  4. 6. (NOT physical) Survival + Reproduction = Evolutionary what?
  5. 7. This type of evolution (caused by adaptations): UNrelated organisms living in an environment show similar characteristics
  6. 9. (2 words) This type of finch adapts to each weather swing as their beak depth is impacted by dry & wet years.
  7. 11. (2 words) the ONLY process that results in adaptation to the environment.
  8. 15. This type of finch beak that is also decurved & has a split tongue eats flesh of cactus fruit.
  9. 16. Reproductive success of an individual relative to other members of a population
  10. 18. (DR) This type of reproduction from generation after generation causes adaptive traits to rise in frequency after each succeeding generation.