Across
- 3. Unit of inheritance that is passed through generations and makes up the sequences of DNA
- 5. Environmental or physical pressure causing reactions from organisms
- 7. Characteristics of organisms that cause them to better reproduce or evolve
- 8. Created the theory of evolution through natural selection
- 11. Damage or change on a gene that causes alterations in the genetic information the gene carries
- 12. Biological adjustments to environmental changes
- 13. Differences in genetic sequences between organisms
- 14. Branch of psychology that studies the structure and form of living organisms
- 17. Gene________ codes and converts genetic information for the operation of the cell
- 19. Time between when an animal is born, and when it reproduced
- 20. Reproductive success
Down
- 1. Altering genetic makeup of an organism
- 2. Offsprings' trait that resembles the trait of parents'
- 4. Change in characteristics of species over generations through natural selection
- 6. Survival and reproduction related to phenotyoe and predation
- 9. Increase in number of cells
- 10. Interaction of organisms that can influence fitness with limited or shared resources
- 15. Science and study of living systems
- 16. Organisms killing and consuming other organisms
- 18. Process where a new kind of species is created