Evolution Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. a British scientist who lived during the 1800s and develop the Theory of Natural Selection
  2. 5. A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
  3. 8. All the fossils that have been discovered and what scientists have learned from them
  4. 13. How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
  5. 14. A type of natural selection that acts on an organism’s ability to get the best possible mate
  6. 15. an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
  7. 16. Any change in the DNA of a gene or a chromosome
  8. 17. direct involvement with someone or something
  9. 19. chosen without regard to any characteristics of the individual members of the population so that each has an equal chance of being selected
  10. 20. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
  11. 21. Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
  12. 22. The natural process by which something takes place
Down
  1. 2. Individuals within a species that are better suited for their environment survive in the environment. They reproduce and pass their characteristics onto offspring. Those with inferior characteristics are outcompeted by those with better characteristics
  2. 3. A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
  3. 4. the act of moving from one place to another
  4. 6. Term used to refer to a group of related organisms that has died out
  5. 7. Structures that are similar in different species that have been inherited from a common ancestor
  6. 9. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  7. 10. The process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time
  8. 11. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources in the same place at the same time
  9. 12. The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce
  10. 18. Any difference between individuals of the same species