Variation and Selection Crossword

Structural or behavioural features in an organism that help it survive in its surrounding environment
The process by which living organisms have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of Earth
A whole species is wiped out by rapid environmental change
The code inside all your cells which determines the characteristics of an organism
A change in the DNA of an organism
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
Movement of continental plates
Factors that limit the growth of a population E.G. food availability or predation
A group of organisms capable of successfully reproducing amongst themselves in nature
The occurrence of an organism in more than one distinct colour or form
A group of individuals that live in the same area at the same time and have the ability to breed and produce offspring
What was the main reason New Zeland’s fauna and flora is so unique?
What is another name for ‘Selective Breeding’
What was the name of the biologist that put forward the idea about ‘Natural Selection’?
What group of islands did Charles Darwin vist?
What is New Zealands native animal?