Evolution Crossword Puzzle

descent of organisms from common ancestors with the development of genetic and phenotypic changes over time that make them more suited to the environment
mechanism of evolution caused by environmental selection of organisms most fit to reproduce; results in adaptation to the environment
the intentional reproduction of individuals in a population that have desired traits
organism’s modification in structure, function, or behavior suitable to the environment
the idea that those organisms best adapted to a given environment will be most likely to survive to the reproductive age And have offspring of their own
ability of an organism to Reproduce and pass it’s genes to the next fertile generation
the changing of the structure of the gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations
many animals move from one place to another at certain times of the year or during a particular period of their life cycles
mechanism of evolution due to random changes in allelic frequencies of a population
physical features of an organism
internal systemic responses to external stimuli in order to help an organism maintain homeostasis
superficial resemblance of two or more species
method of hiding from predators in which the organism’s behavior, form, and pattern of coloration allowing it to blend into the background and prevent detection
structure that has a similar function in separate lineages but differs in anatomy and ancestry
remains of a structure that was functional in some ancestor but is no longer functional in the organism in question