Terms of Evolution

2. Sailors gathered giant tortoises from volcanic islands to _____ them later.
5. Without ___________ between individuals in a population, no evolution can occur.
6. Because differences exist between individuals, so individuals will be more successful ____________.
7. Ship captained by Robert Fitzroy.
8. The eventual fate of all species.
9. Characteristics that make successful competitors must be ___________ for evolution to occur.
11. Name of the author of "On the Origin of Species".
13. Evolution that drives different populations of the same species to develop dissimilarities.
14. Published a theory that man's population growth would eventually outpace man's ability to feed the population.

1. Volcanic island chain off the west coast of South America.
3. Evolution different species to develop similar adaptations to similar environments.
4. Process by which the author of "On the Origin of Species" hypothesized speciation occurred.
10. Hypothesized that species could develop through the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
12. Bird group showing multiple unique species on the volcanic island chain.