Across
- 4. an animal that naturally preys on others.
- 6. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
- 7. the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
- 10. an organism's child or children.
- 11. the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
- 13. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
- 14. a process where humans intentionally choose individuals with specific desirable traits in plants or animals and selectively breed them to enhance those traits over generations.
Down
- 1. the continued existence of organisms which are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others
- 2. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- 3. an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
- 5. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
- 6. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
- 8. relating to genes or heredity.
- 9. the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
- 12. British naturalist who revolutionized our understanding of the natural world
