Evolution vocabulary Crossword

The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.
A characteristic that improves a individuals ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
Any method of measuring the age of an object or event in years.
A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.
the theory that explains how large pieces of the earths outmost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits.
Describes a species that has died out completely.
the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arises.
Any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger then other events or objects.
A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers in the Earth's crust.
The standard method used to divide the earths long natural history into manageable parts.
a genetically determined characteristics.
A type of mammal characterized by opposable thumbs and binocular vision.
the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution.
A type of primate characterized by bipedalism, relatively long lower limbs, and lack of a tail.
the period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
The species of hominids that includes modern humans and their closest ancestors and that first appeared about 100,000 to 160,000 years ago.
the formation of a new species as result of evolution.