Lesson 24/25 Vocabulary

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  1. 3. Inherited trait evolved through natural selection that makes a population well suited to living and reproducing in its environment
  2. 4. the evolution of two species in response to each other, resulting in reciprocal or “matching” adaptations
  3. 5. Differences in the inherited traits of different individuals.
  4. 6. Natural selection for ________: When natural selection favors traits that help organisms find mates and reproduce.
  5. 9. A group of individuals of the same species that live and reproduce in an area.
  6. 10. To evolve a trait through natural selection that makes a population well suited to surviving and reproducing in its environment
  7. 11. Inherited changes that occur in a population over time.
Down
  1. 1. Natural selection for ________: When natural selection favors traits that help organisms survive
  2. 2. Natural selection for ________ ___________: When natural selection favors traits that cause populations to survive and adapt to a _______ __________
  3. 7. Individuals with certain inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than individuals with less favorable traits.
  4. 8. A characteristic of an organism