Natural selection

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Across
  1. 2. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
  2. 3. an animal that naturally preys on others.
  3. 5. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
  4. 6. the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region.
  5. 9. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
  6. 11. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  7. 12. an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
  8. 13. the creator of the theory of evolution by natural selection,
  9. 14. relating to genes or heredity.
Down
  1. 1. mechanism of evolution where organisms with traits better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully, passing on those beneficial traits to their offspring
  2. 4. a process where humans intentionally choose and breed organisms with specific desired traits to enhance those traits in future generations
  3. 7. a person's child or children.
  4. 8. 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.
  5. 10. the action or process of adapting or being adapted.