Science

8. the type of reproduction that results in diversity
9. we _______ from our ancestors
12. an organisms genetic makeup
14. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
16. the brain lobe responsible for vision
17. the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time
18. a part of an organism (for example, one or more bones)
20. an organisms physical appearance
22. the brain lobe beginning with f
23. an organism's arm, leg, or wing
24. a group of organisms of the same kind living in the same area

1. a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth
2. a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
3. sharing a common ancestor population
4. the process in which species adapt and change over time
5. A(n)__ is a related organism from a previous generation
6. a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones)
7. everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
10. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
11. the very long time that spans the history of Earth, from the very first cellular life to the present
13. the type of reproduction that results in cloning
15. When the environment is mostly the same over time, body structures
19. when something stays mostly the same over time
21. having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth