Across
- 3. An explanation based on extensive observation and reasoning that states that organisms change and develop over time to adapt and increase their rate of survival
- 5. The preserved remains or traces of an organism usually found in rock, casts or molds.
- 9. (2 words)Describes WHAT will happen, 99.99% of scientists around the world agree with these
- 10. An adaptation that enables species to blend in with their environments
- 11. Slight differences in the appearance of individual members of a species that arise naturally in populations caused by random changes in genes.
- 12. A term that typically describes a species that is no longer living.
Down
- 1. A group of the same species living in the same area. (Example: the ______ of Iguanas in OpaLocka)
- 2. (2 words)The process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations
- 4. (2 words) All of the fossil ever discovered/recorded. There are gaps in this!
- 6. (2 words)An explanation of WHY some naturally occurring event developed from extensive observations, experimentation, and reasoning.
- 7. A trait that increases an organisms chance of survival and reproduction.
- 8. A variety of different types of organisms or species
- 9. A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.