Natural Selection and Adaption

4. An organism that hunts, kills, and eats other organisms for food.
5. Colouring, patterns, or shapes that help an organism blend into its surroundings.
8. A specific characteristic or feature of an organism, such as colour or size.
11. The passing of traits, features, or characteristics from parents to their offspring.
14. An organism from which other organisms have descended over many generations.
16. Preserved remains, impressions, or traces of organisms from the distant past.
17. The study of how and why species are distributed across geographical areas.
18. A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
19. A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area.

1. A mammal species that carries and nurtures its young in a pouch.
2. A measure of how well an organism survives and reproduces in its environment.
3. The process by which species gradually change and develop over many generations.
6. A change in an organism’s DNA that may create new traits.
7. A feature that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
9. The differences in characteristics and traits among individuals of the same species.
10. The process by which new and distinct species evolve from existing species over time.
12. The permanent disappearance of a species from the Earth, no longer living.
13. The surrounding conditions and factors that affect an organism’s survival and growth.
15. The struggle between organisms for limited resources such as food, water, or space.
20. An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator for survival.