Evolution Crossword

the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms.
the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
All offspring compete within their natural environments for food, resources, mates, and safety from harm.
The five supporting pieces for evolution.
The movement of alleles between populations.
the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
A change in allele frequency due to chance or random events.
The combined alleles of all the individuals in a population.
the state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct.
Evolutionary changes occur over long periods of time.
Occurs when both extreme phenotypes are favored.
Occurs when an intermediate phenotype is favored and becomes more common in a population.
Evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species.
Occurs when phenotypes at one extreme of a traits range are favored.