Evolution Crossword

is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. The theory of its action was first fully expounded by Charles Darwin and is now believed to be the main process that brings about evolution.
a process in the breeding of animals and in the cultivation of plants by which the breeder chooses to perpetuate only those forms having certain desirable inheritable characteristics.
is the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species.
The death of an entire species.
The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment
) Genetic differences within and among species or a population
The total number of genes of every individual in an interbreeding population.
the inability of a species to breed successfully with related species due to geographical, behavioral, physiological, or genetic barriers or differences
Model, theorem, or law, states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.