Evolution Vocab Crossword

believed by use or disuse organs or traits were acquired or lost.
The ability of a individual to survive and leave more offspring.
A permanent change in an organism’s DNA.
Ship Charles Darwin sailed his five year journey around the world aboard
Birds with different sizes and shapes of the beaks.
^ A.K.A land turtles. You can tell which island they come from by looking at their shells.
19 islands located in the eastern Pacific where Darwin observed unusual life forms .
The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
Process by which no members of a specific species exists or remains.
Rivalry between or among living things for territory, resources, food, or mates.
Process that drives evolution.
Traits that help an organism survive and reproduce.
Differences between individuals of the same species.
A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring.
The gradual change in a species over time.