Across
- 5. the process of selectively breeding specific traits so they are favorably passed down to the offsprings.
- 6. a change in species overtime
- 9. a type of mutation where the codon is changed to a stop codon, resulting in the termination of the transcription process.
- 10. a type of mutation where the codon is changed to produce a different amino acid than the original.
- 12. used to help show relationships between species over time.
- 18. shows earths history from beginning to current day.
- 19. the theory that violent changes to the landscape are what shaped the earth into how we know it.
- 21. the theory that changes to earths landscape has happened slowly over time.
- 22. used to seperate species and show ancestry through shared traits.
- 23. he is considered the father of evolution
Down
- 1. reduced in size doesn't serve a practical function in nature.
- 2. organisms best suited for their environments are ablee to produce more offspring and pass on the preferred traits.
- 3. he is considered the father of the binomial naming system
- 4. formed by layers and layers of organic matter and sand. fossils are found in these layers.
- 7. appearance of an inherited trait that makes an individual diffierent from members of the same species
- 8. the current era we are in.
- 11. similiar in origin but the function that it serves can vary or be used the same
- 13. the type of bird studied by darwin on the gallapagos islands to help summarize his theory of evolution.
- 14. another name for this era. used to describe the way the earth looked like at that time.
- 15. a type of mutation where the codon isn't changed, resulting in the same amino acid being produced
- 16. the era where, if any life was present, was small unicellular individuals that did not leave a fossil record.
- 17. the era that had a majority of the biodiversity on land with a heavy presence of marine life.
- 20. the era that came after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs