Evolution Crossword

change in a species over time; process of biological change by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors
trace of an organism from the past
theory that states that natural disasters such as floods and volcanic eruptions shaped Earth's landforms and caused extinction of some species
principle that states that the changes in landforms result from slow changes over a long period of time
theory that states that the geological processes that shape the Earth are uniform through time
mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than other individuals
process by which humans modify a species by breeding it for certain traits
ability of a trait to be passed from one generation to the next
all of the individuals of a species that live in the same area
measure of an organism's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population
a phrase that Darwinian evolution theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection
inherited trait that is selected for overtime because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment
differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
elimination of a species from Earth
evolution of two or more species from one ancestral species
process by which one species evloves and gives rise to many descendant species that occupy different ecological ninches
body part that is similar in function as a body part of another organism but is structurally different
isolation between populations due to physical barriers
body parts that are similar in structure on different organisms but perform different functions
theory that states that speciation occurs suddenly and rapidly followed by long periods of little evolutionary change
remnants of an organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor