This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ecology & Evolution has 15 clues. Answers range from 7 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A trait is any characteristics in a... Clue* is inherited from its parent or parents
Has a unique set of characteristics that helps the animal survive. Clue* uses its own environment.
Does body size and shape, bone structure, eye placement. This is all called... Clue* An owl can measure the distance of its prey or predators.
Is an internal process that help the organism survive. Clue* Many animals hibernate during the winter at this point.
Are learned or inherited. ( instinct ) Clue* Migration, nesting, and mating rituals
Combines randomly selected genes from two parents. Clue* not the exact copies of their parents
usually the exact same genetic copies of the single parent. Clue* reproduce very quickly
results in death of the organism. Clue* can be beneficial and help the animal survive.
can reproduce slowly and their populations are mainly small. Clue* subpopulations, can no longer mix.
Process of creating several different species. Clue* Ancestral species.
Is the change of a species. "genetic code" Clue* All living organisms evolve in this response.
Organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive. Clue* disappears from the gene pool.
Has 14 related species but different eating methods. Clue* Darwin has discovered all of these on the galapagos islands.
Has developed the theory of evolution. Clue* Galapagos islands.
Humans use a controlled progress called... Clue* in domesticated plants and animals.