Across
- 1. – Body parts that allow tortoises to reach food, especially cactus plants.
- 3. – The group of animals that finches belong to.
- 5. – The young organisms that inherit traits from their parents.
- 6. – When a species no longer exists on Earth.
- 9. – The original location where the animals on the islands came from.
- 10. (tortoise) – A large species of Galápagos tortoise used as an example of evolution.
- 11. – A group of organisms that can reproduce and create similar offspring.
- 12. – Differences among individuals within a population.
- 14. – The process by which species change over time.
Down
- 2. – To stay alive and continue living in an environment.
- 4. Pressures – Challenges in the environment that affect how organisms survive.
- 7. – Becoming more frequent in a population over time.
- 8. – Traits that help organisms survive in their environment.
- 13. Selection – The process where organisms with helpful traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.