Natural Selection

4. The chances or likelihood that something will happen.
5. the way in which traits are shared out among a population
7. The process that causes traits in a population to become more or less common due to some traits making it more likely for individuals to survive and reproduce.
9. when a trait is able to be passed from parent to offspring
10. A group of organisms of a species living in the same environment over time.
11. A characteristic of an organism; many traits are inherited (genetic).
12. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can reproduce with each other to produce offspring.

1. Large complex molecules that are responsible for traits.
2. A random and permanent change to a genetic material in a gene.
3. When nearly all individuals in a population have a certain trait.
6. A sequence of DNA that determines the structure of a protein.
8. The changes in a species over generations, due to changes in the environment through natural selection.