Unit 5 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. preserved remains of plants and animals in sediments
  2. 5. a distinct group of animals or plants that have common characteristics
  3. 7. when organisms change to survive in their environments
  4. 9. group of people who are related to each other through a common ancestor
  5. 10. non-living parts of an ecosystem
  6. 11. process by which some organisms are more likely to survive and reproduce than others
  7. 12. living parts of an ecosystem
Down
  1. 1. organism from which two or more different species evolved from over time
  2. 2. a collection of fossils documenting the history of life on Earth
  3. 3. a trait or characteristic that allows an organism to outcompete others
  4. 6. the complete disappearance of a species from Earth
  5. 8. the amount of variation in a trait connected to genetics